RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maine >> Knox County >> Matinicus >> Nearby CommunitiesIndex...

Nearest Communities to Matinicus,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 west 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

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

Matinicus is located in Knox County.

The following 2 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 100 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Matinicus. Of these communities, 44 are located in counties other than Knox 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 Matinicus (which is Knox 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 Matinicus

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

  • Knox County   (where Matinicus resides)
    • County Website:   https://knoxcountymaine.gov/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Rockland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Matinicus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Matinicus.
      • Matinicus Isle Plantation
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Matinicus Isle Plantation is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinicus Isle Plantation
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Criehaven
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Vinalhaven
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Spruce Head
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ash Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Ash Point is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Point
      • Crescent Beach
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Crescent Beach is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
      • Elmore
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Elmore is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Holiday Beach
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Holiday Beach is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
      • Clark Island
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Clark Island is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Island
      • Long Cove
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Owls Head
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • South Thomaston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (44 more) ...
        • Tenants Harbor
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Martinsville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • North Haven
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Saint George
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Port Clyde
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Goose Rocks
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Goose Rocks is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks
        • Isle Au Haut
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Rockland
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Glenmere
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Glenmere is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere
        • Pulpit Harbor
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Cushing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Montpelier
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Montpelier is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
        • North Cushing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • North Cushing is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cushing
        • Thomaston
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Point
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Blackinton Corners
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Blackinton Corners is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackinton Corners
        • Glen Cove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
        • South Cushing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Willis Corners
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Willis Corners is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Corners
        • East Friendship
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • East Friendship is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
        • South Warren
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • South Warren is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
        • Rockville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Rockville is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
        • Friendship
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • East Warren
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • East Warren is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warren
        • Lawry
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Lawry is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawry
        • Rockport
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Martin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Martin is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
        • Camden
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Simonton Corners
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Simonton Corners is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Corners
        • Warren Station
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Warren
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • West Rockport
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Melvin Heights
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Melvin Heights is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Heights
        • Wattons Mill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Wattons Mill is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattons Mill
        • Lake City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Lake City is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
        • South Hope
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • White Oak Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • White Oak Corner is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Corner
        • East Union
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • East Union is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
        • Payson Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Payson Corner is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson Corner
        • South Union
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • South Union is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
        • Whitney Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Whitney Corner is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Corner
        • Grants Turn
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Grants Turn is located in Knox County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Turn
        • Hope
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Union
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock County
  • Lincoln County
  • Waldo County
    • County Website:   https://www.waldocountyme.gov/
    • County Seat for Waldo:   Belfast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Matinicus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Matinicus.
      • Dark Harbor
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Dark Harbor is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Harbor
      • Lincolnville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Stevens Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Stevens Corner is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
      • Youngtown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Youngtown is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngtown
      • Carvers Corner
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Carvers Corner is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers Corner
      • Crows Nest
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Crows Nest is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
      • Ducktrap
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Ducktrap is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktrap
      • Islesboro
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Matinicus) 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.