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Nearest Communities to Manset,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Manset, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Manset:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Manset.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Manset is located in Hancock County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 162 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Manset. Of these communities, 20 are located in counties other than Hancock County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Manset (which is Hancock County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Manset

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Hancock County   (where Manset resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Hancock County, we have limited the list to those within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Manset (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://hancockcountymaine.gov/
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Ellsworth
    • Note: The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manset   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manset.
      • Southwest Harbor
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Seawall
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Seawall is also located in Hancock County
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      • Asticou
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Asticou is also located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asticou
      • Northeast Harbor
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wonderland
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Wonderland is also located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
      • Baldwin Corners
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Baldwin Corners is also located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Corners
      • Bass Harbor
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bernard
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tremont
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Tremont is also located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
      • Cranberry Isles
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Cranberry Isles is also located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Islesford
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Islesford is also located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesford
      • Richtown
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Richtown is also located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
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        • West Tremont
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Hall Quarry
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
          • Hall Quarry is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Quarry
        • Mount Desert
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Seal Harbor
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Seal Cove
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Somesville
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
          • Somesville is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somesville
        • Otter Creek
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Pretty Marsh
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Pretty Marsh is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
        • Indian Point
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Indian Point is also located in Hancock County
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        • Atlantic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Atlantic is also located in Hancock County
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        • Red Rock Corner
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Red Rock Corner is also located in Hancock County
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        • Town Hill
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Town Hill is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
        • Bar Harbor
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hulls Cove
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Frenchboro
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Minturn
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Minturn is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
        • Swans Island
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Eden
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Eden is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
        • Salsbury Cove
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Salsbury Cove is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cove
        • Naskeag
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Naskeag is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naskeag
        • Lamoine Beach
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Lamoine Beach is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine Beach
        • Trenton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Trenton is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
        • West Trenton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • West Trenton is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
        • South Surry
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • South Surry is also located in Hancock County
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        • Brooklin
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • East Lamoine
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • East Lamoine is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
        • Gerrishville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Gerrishville is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrishville
        • South Blue Hill
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • South Blue Hill is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
        • Haven
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Haven is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
        • North Brooklin
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • North Brooklin is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
        • Bayside
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Bayside is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
        • Hancock Point
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Hancock Point is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Point
        • Lamoine Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Lamoine Corner is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine Corner
        • Marlboro
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Marlboro is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
        • Summer Harbor
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Summer Harbor is also located in Hancock County
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        • Winter Harbor
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Blue Hill Falls
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Blue Hill Falls is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
        • East Blue Hill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • North Sedgwick
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • North Sedgwick is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
        • Sunshine
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Sunshine is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
        • Lamoine
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Lamoine is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoine <3>
        • Birch Harbor
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Sorrento
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • South Gouldsboro
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • South Gouldsboro is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gouldsboro
        • Richs Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Richs Corner is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richs Corner
        • Reach
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Reach is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reach
        • Sedgwick
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • West Brooklin
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • West Brooklin is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooklin
        • North Lamoine
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • North Lamoine is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lamoine
        • South Hancock
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • South Hancock is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hancock
        • Blue Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Mountainville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Mountainville is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
        • Oceanville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Oceanville is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
        • Ashville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Ashville is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
        • Prospect Harbor
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • West Gouldsboro
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • West Gouldsboro is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gouldsboro
        • East Surry
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • East Surry is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Surry
        • North Deer Isle
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • North Deer Isle is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Deer Isle
        • Sargentville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Sargentville is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
        • Franklin Road
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Franklin Road is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
        • Hancock
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Hancock is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <3>
        • Sullivan
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Waukeag
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Waukeag is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukeag
        • West Sullivan
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • West Sullivan is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
        • East Sullivan
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Grays Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Grays Corner is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
        • Surry
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Surry is also 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 <3>
        • Black Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Black Corner is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Corner
        • Deer Isle
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Little Deer Isle
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • South Deer Isle
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • South Deer Isle is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deer Isle
        • Ellsworth
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • North Sullivan
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • North Sullivan is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sullivan
        • Washington Junction
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Washington Junction is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Junction
        • Corea
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Gouldsboro
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Stonington
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Brooksville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Herricks
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Herricks is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herricks
        • Sunset
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Egypt
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Egypt is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
        • Oak Hill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Oak Hill is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
        • Eggemoggin
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Eggemoggin is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggemoggin
        • Norumbega
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Norumbega is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norumbega
        • West Deer Isle
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • West Deer Isle is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Deer Isle
        • West Stonington
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • West Stonington is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stonington
        • East Franklin
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • East Franklin is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Franklin
        • Ellsworth Falls
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Ellsworth Falls is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Falls
        • Joyville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Joyville is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyville
        • Schoodic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Schoodic is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoodic
        • West Franklin
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • West Franklin is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
        • Tunk Lake
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Tunk Lake is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk Lake
        • North Brooksville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • North Brooksville is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
        • South Brooksville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • South Brooksville is also located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   https://knoxcountymaine.gov/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Rockland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manset   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manset.
      • Isle Au Haut
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Goose Rocks
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Goose Rocks is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks
      • North Haven
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pulpit Harbor
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
      • Vinalhaven
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo County
    • County Website:   https://www.waldocountyme.gov/
    • County Seat for Waldo:   Belfast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manset   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manset.
      • Pripet
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Pripet is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pripet
      • Sandy Point
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dark Harbor
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Dark Harbor is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Harbor
      • Islesboro
        (29 miles [46.7 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
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
      • Stockton Springs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncountymaine.com/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Machias
    • Note: The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manset   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manset.
      • Steuben
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pigeon Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Pigeon Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill
      • East Steuben
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • East Steuben is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
      • Smithville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Smithville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Unionville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Unionville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Wyman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Wyman is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Milbridge
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherryfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ripley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Ripley is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Manset) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.