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 Naskeag (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 Naskeag. 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 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.
Naskeag 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 Naskeag. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Naskeag:
- Hancock County (The home county of Naskeag)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naskeag, with the one closest to Naskeag listed first.
- Brooklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haven is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- North Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Oceanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oceanville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Mountainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountainville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Sedgwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Seal Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minturn is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Swans Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Isle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bernard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naskeag, with the one closest to Naskeag listed first.
- Isle Au Haut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- Vinalhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Rockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glen Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Owls Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Matinicus Isle Plantation
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matinicus Isle Plantation is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinicus Isle Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- West Rockport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naskeag, with the one closest to Naskeag listed first.
- Islesboro
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Northport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Northport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Searsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Naskeag, see our County-by-County Page for Naskeag.
Cemeteries Near Naskeag ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Naskeag.
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 Naskeag - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Naskeag covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Naskeag, with the one closest to Naskeag listed first.
- Freethy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brooklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stinson's Neck Cemetery
- Sunshine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89873 <2>
- Reach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Birchland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Tremont.
- The Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pomroy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90411 <2>
- Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Mt. Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Naskeag in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Naskeag.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Naskeag, with the one closest to Naskeag listed first.
- Brooklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oceanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oceanville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- North Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Atlantic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Sedgwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Deer Isle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deer Isle
- North Sedgwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
- Swans Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Tremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seal Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Deer Isle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Deer Isle
- Deer Isle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tremont is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Sargentville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Naskeag. See our List of 1890's Communities around Naskeag.
Newspapers Published in Naskeag ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Naskeag.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Naskeag, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Naskeag.
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 Naskeag:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Naskeag) 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 Naskeag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |