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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Highlands (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 Highlands. 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Highlands is located in Penobscot County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties may 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 Highlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hampden Highlands:

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of Hampden Highlands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hampden Highlands, with the one closest to Hampden Highlands listed first.
    • Orrington
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hampden
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • North Orrington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • Hampden Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
    • Goodale Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Bangor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
    • Snow Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
    • Brewer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <1>
    • Hermon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <1>
    • North Newburgh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
    • Newburgh Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • Holden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Holden is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <1>
    • East Bangor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hampden Highlands, with the one closest to Hampden Highlands listed first.
    • Bucksport Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Dedham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bucksport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Verona Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Former name for Verona Island:
      • Verona
    • Orland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Orland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Ellsworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • North Penobscot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
    • West Penobscot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • Otis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Otis is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Mariaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Mariaville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Castine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Penobscot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hampden Highlands, with the one closest to Hampden Highlands listed first.
    • Detroit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Houston Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Dogtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Palmyra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pittsfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • West Palmyra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
    • Saint Albans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hampden Highlands, with the one closest to Hampden Highlands listed first.
    • North Winterport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
    • Winterport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Frankfort
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Prospect Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Monroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Prospect
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Monroe Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • North Searsport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
    • Sandy Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Stockton Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Swanville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hampden Highlands ...

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

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hampden Highlands - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Twining Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Orrington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Neallys Corner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ellingwood Corner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (256 more) ...

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.<3>

While we didn't find Hampden Highlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hampden Highlands.

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

  • Orrington
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hampden
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • South Orrington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • South Orrington is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orrington
  • Orrington Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Orrington Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington Center
  • North Orrington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
  • Hampden Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
  • North Winterport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
  • East Orrington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • East Orrington is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orrington
  • South Brewer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brewer
  • East Hampden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Hampden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampden
  • Goodale Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
  • Hermon Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermon Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Center
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • West Bangor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • West Bangor is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
    • West Hampden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • West Hampden is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampden
    • Ellingwood Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellingwood Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellingwood Corner

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hampden Highlands ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hampden Highlands.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hampden Highlands. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hampden Highlands and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hampden Highlands.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Hampden Highlands.

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 Highlands:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hampden Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.