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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hampden Center (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hampden Center. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Hampden Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Hampden Center: Hampden Ctr. (or less commonly used: Hampden Cen., Hampden Cent. or Hampden Cntr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Hampden Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hampden Center:

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of Hampden Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hampden Center, with the one closest to Hampden Center listed first.
    • Hampden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <2>
    • North Orrington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Orrington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hermon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
      • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <2>
    • North Newburgh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Snow Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Newburgh Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bangor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brewer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <2>
    • Goodale Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Newburgh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
    • South Newburgh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carmel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hampden Center, with the one closest to Hampden Center listed first.
    • Bucksport Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dedham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bucksport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
      • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <2>
    • Verona Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Orland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <2>
    • East Orland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orland
      • East Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Orland <2>
    • West Penobscot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • North Penobscot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Otis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Mariaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
      • Mariaville is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • West Brooksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Castine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Penobscot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penobscot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
      • Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penobscot <2>
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hampden Center, with the one closest to Hampden Center listed first.
    • Dover South Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Atkinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • South Dover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyd Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hampden Center, with the one closest to Hampden Center listed first.
    • Detroit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
    • Houston Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dogtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Palmyra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pittsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • West Palmyra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Saint Albans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
    • Ripley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <2>
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hampden Center, with the one closest to Hampden Center listed first.
    • North Winterport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Winterport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
      • Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <2>
    • Frankfort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Monroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Searsport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Prospect Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Prospect
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jackson
      • From Hampden Center to Jackson
    • Sandy Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Sandy Point is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Point <2>
    • Swanville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
      • Swanville is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanville <2>
    • Stockton Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Springs
      • Stockton Springs is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton Springs <2>
    • Brooks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hampden Center, see our County-by-County Page for Hampden Center.

Cemeteries Near Hampden Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hampden Center.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hampden Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hampden Center, with the one closest to Hampden Center listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hampden Center had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hampden Center, with the one closest to Hampden Center listed first.

  • Hampden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
    • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <2>
  • West Hampden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampden
    • West Hampden is located in Penobscot County
  • Hermon Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Center
    • Hermon Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Orrington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Orrington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hermon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <2>
  • East Hampden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampden
    • East Hampden is located in Penobscot County
  • West Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
    • West Bangor is located in Penobscot County
  • Hermon Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Pond
    • Hermon Pond is located in Penobscot County
  • North Newburgh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Newburgh Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellingwood Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellingwood Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellingwood Corner
    • Ellingwood Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • North Winterport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Orrington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Orrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orrington
      • South Orrington is located in Penobscot County
    • Orrington Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrington Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington Center
      • Orrington Center is located in Penobscot County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hampden Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hampden Center.

Newspapers Published in Hampden Center ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hampden Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hampden Center, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hampden Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hampden Center:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hampden Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hampden Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hampden Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hampden Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7488, Longitude: -68.8856       In this case, the coordinates for Hampden Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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