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 North Deer Isle (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 North Deer Isle. 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.
Name Variations for North Deer Isle ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Deer Isle: N. Deer Isle
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
North Deer Isle 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 North Deer Isle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Deer Isle:
- Hancock County (The home county of North Deer Isle)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Deer Isle, with the one closest to North Deer Isle listed first.
- Little Deer Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sargentville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Deer Isle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sedgwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Haven is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Oceanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oceanville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Cape Rosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Deer Isle, with the one closest to North Deer Isle listed first.
- Pulpit Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- Isle Au Haut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vinalhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 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 west)
- 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
- Owls Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Rockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Penobscot County
- Goodale Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Deer Isle, with the one closest to North Deer Isle listed first.
- Islesboro
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Northport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Northport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Stockton Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Searsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Bryants Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Lincolnville Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Deer Isle, see our County-by-County Page for North Deer Isle.
Cemeteries Near North Deer Isle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Deer Isle.
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 North Deer Isle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Deer Isle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Deer Isle, with the one closest to North Deer Isle listed first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carters Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blastow's Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grays Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Brooklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Witherspoon 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Deer Isle had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Deer Isle, with the one closest to North Deer Isle listed first.
- Deer Isle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sargentville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Sedgwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Deer Isle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deer Isle
- Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Brooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oceanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oceanville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- North Sedgwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
- South Brooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Cape Rosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Blue Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Blue Hill Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- West Brooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Deer Isle. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Deer Isle.
Newspapers Published in North Deer Isle ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Deer Isle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Deer Isle, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Deer Isle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 North Deer Isle:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Penobscot County
- Waldo County
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Deer Isle) 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 North Deer Isle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |