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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 Joyville (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 Joyville. 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 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.

Joyville 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 Joyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joyville:

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Joyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joyville, with the one closest to Joyville listed first.
    • Ellsworth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • North Ellsworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • Surry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Surry is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <1>
    • Franklin Road
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
    • East Blue Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Lamoine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
    • Lamoine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Trenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Trenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Trenton is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
    • North Penobscot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
    • Otis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Otis is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • East Orland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joyville, with the one closest to Joyville listed first.
    • Goodale Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Holden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Eddington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
    • Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
    • Brewer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Eddington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Orrington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • Orrington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Hampden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Veazie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <1>
    • Hampden Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joyville, with the one closest to Joyville listed first.
    • Prospect Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Sandy Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Prospect
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Stockton Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Winterport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • North Winterport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
    • Frankfort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • North Searsport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
    • Searsport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • North Islesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Swanville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Belfast
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Joyville, with the one closest to Joyville listed first.
    • Steuben
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Deblois
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Deblois is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Cherryfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • East Steuben
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • East Steuben is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
    • Beddington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Milbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Joyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joyville.

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

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

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

  • Old Burying Ground Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • MacKenzie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Juniper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Birch Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Remick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McFarland Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nicolin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Ellsworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Surry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cunningham Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Ellsworth Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ellsworth Falls is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Falls
  • Ellsworth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • West Ellsworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • West Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ellsworth
  • Surry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Surry is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <1>
  • East Surry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • East Surry is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Surry
  • North Ellsworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
  • Franklin Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
  • Green Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Lake is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
  • North Penobscot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
  • East Blue Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • South Surry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South Surry is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Surry
  • West Trenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Trenton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Trenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Lamoine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
    • Lamoine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Joyville ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joyville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joyville.

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 Joyville:

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