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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 Herricks (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 Herricks. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Herricks is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Herricks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herricks, with the one closest to Herricks listed first.
    • Sargentville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • Brooksville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Deer Isle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sedgwick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cape Rosier
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Harborside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Brooklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
    • Castine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Penobscot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Brooksville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Deer Isle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Haven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Haven is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
    • Brooklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herricks, with the one closest to Herricks listed first.
    • Pulpit Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
    • North Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Isle Au Haut
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Vinalhaven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Camden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Rockport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Cove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Owls Head
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • West Rockport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herricks, with the one closest to Herricks listed first.
    • Goodale Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Orrington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Newburgh Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • South Newburgh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Hampden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Holden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • North Orrington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • East Dixmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herricks, with the one closest to Herricks listed first.
    • Islesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • North Islesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Northport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Searsport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Northport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • East Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • Lincolnville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Belfast
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryants Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
    • Prospect Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Prospect
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincolnville Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Herricks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herricks.

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 Herricks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Grays Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Blastow's Cove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Condon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carters Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Reach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Stream Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (253 more) ...
    • Indian Bar Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Rest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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 Herricks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Herricks.

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

  • Sargentville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
  • Brooksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • South Brooksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
  • North Deer Isle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Deer Isle
  • Sedgwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cape Rosier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
  • Deer Isle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • West Brooksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
  • North Brooklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
  • North Sedgwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
  • Castine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Penobscot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sunset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brooklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Castine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Castine is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Castine

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

Newspapers Published in Herricks ...

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 Herricks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herricks, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Herricks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Herricks:

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>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- Herricks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Herricks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.