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 Hendricks Harbor (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 Hendricks Harbor. 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 Hendricks Harbor ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Hendricks Harbor: Hendricks Hbr. (or less commonly used: Hendricks Harb. or Hendricks Hrbr.)
- While the name of this community is Hendricks Harbor, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hendricks Harbor may originally have been Hendrick's Harbor.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hendricks Harbor might be written as Hendrick Harbor.
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 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.
Hendricks Harbor is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Hendricks Harbor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hendricks Harbor:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Hendricks Harbor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks Harbor, with the one closest to Hendricks Harbor listed first.
- Mouse Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Southport
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Boothbay Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linekin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- Trevett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Boothbay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Boothbay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Pemaquid Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pemaquid Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Point
- Pemaquid Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pemaquid Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Beach
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks Harbor, with the one closest to Hendricks Harbor listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Sabattus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Penley Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks Harbor, with the one closest to Hendricks Harbor listed first.
- Cundys Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Harpswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Harding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Harpswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pennellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Brunswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harpswell Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Orrs Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Harpswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Bailey Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- Bunganuc Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Merepoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- South Harpswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks Harbor, with the one closest to Hendricks Harbor listed first.
- East Pittston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- South Gardiner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Litchfield Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardiner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pittston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Farmingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- South Monmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Purgatory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks Harbor, with the one closest to Hendricks Harbor listed first.
- Friendship
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- South Cushing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Cushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tenants Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
- Saint George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Warren Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendricks Harbor, with the one closest to Hendricks Harbor listed first.
- MacMahan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arrowsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Phippsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murphys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Popham Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woolwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Small Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sabino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Sebasco Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Days Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hendricks Harbor, see our County-by-County Page for Hendricks Harbor.
Cemeteries Near Hendricks Harbor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hendricks Harbor.
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 Hendricks Harbor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hendricks Harbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hendricks Harbor, with the one closest to Hendricks Harbor listed first.
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jewett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tarbox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farnham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Main Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Drummond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Murphys Corner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Hendricks Harbor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hendricks Harbor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hendricks Harbor, with the one closest to Hendricks Harbor listed first.
- West Southport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mouse Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Southport
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Five Islands
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boothbay Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ocean Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
- Linekin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- Boothbay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trevett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Boothbay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bay Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Point is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
- South Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phippsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hendricks Harbor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hendricks Harbor.
Newspapers Published in Hendricks Harbor ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hendricks Harbor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hendricks Harbor, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hendricks Harbor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hendricks Harbor:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Sagadahoc County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hendricks Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hendricks Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |