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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 Head-of-the-Tide (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 Head-of-the-Tide. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Head-of-the-Tide is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.

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

  • Waldo County     (The home county of Head-of-the-Tide)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Head-of-the-Tide, with the one closest to Head-of-the-Tide listed first.
    • Waldo
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Waldo is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Bryants Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
    • Belfast
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Swanville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Northport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • Belmont Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
    • Belmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Searsport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Center Belmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Bickfords Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Head-of-the-Tide, with the one closest to Head-of-the-Tide listed first.
    • Castine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Penobscot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • West Penobscot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • Harborside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cape Rosier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • West Brooksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Bucksport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Verona Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Bucksport Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Orland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Penobscot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Head-of-the-Tide, with the one closest to Head-of-the-Tide listed first.
    • Albion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Branch Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • China
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • China is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South China
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Benton Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
    • Benton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Benton is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
    • North Windsor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • Benton Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
    • East Vassalboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
    • Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • North Vassalboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Head-of-the-Tide, with the one closest to Head-of-the-Tide listed first.
    • West Appleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
    • Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Appleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Burkettville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Burkettville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
    • South Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • Lucas Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
    • Rockport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • West Rockport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Head-of-the-Tide, with the one closest to Head-of-the-Tide listed first.
    • Somerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Somerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Flanders Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Coopers Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldoboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Whitefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Head-of-the-Tide, with the one closest to Head-of-the-Tide listed first.
    • East Dixmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • Dixmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
    • South Newburgh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Newburgh Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • Newburgh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
    • North Newburgh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
    • Hampden Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
    • Goodale Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Orrington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hampden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <1>
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Head-of-the-Tide, with the one closest to Head-of-the-Tide listed first.
    • Detroit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Houston Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Dogtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Pittsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Shawmut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawmut is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut

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

Cemeteries Near Head-of-the-Tide ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Head-of-the-Tide.

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 Head-of-the-Tide - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Head-of-the-Tide covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Head-of-the-Tide, with the one closest to Head-of-the-Tide listed first.

  • Piper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pitcher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Seekens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shorey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Belfast Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Belfast Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harding Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (334 more) ...
    • Smart Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paul Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Watson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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.<2>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Head-of-the-Tide, with the one closest to Head-of-the-Tide listed first.

  • City Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • City Point is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
  • Waldo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Waldo is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Belfast
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Belmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • East Northport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Northport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
  • Swanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Belmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
  • Searsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brooks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Searsmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Searsmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
  • Northport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • North Searsport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
    • East Knox
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Knox is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Knox
    • Searsmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Head-of-the-Tide ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Head-of-the-Tide.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Head-of-the-Tide, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Head-of-the-Tide.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Head-of-the-Tide:

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>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 Head-of-the-Tide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Head-of-the-Tide) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.