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 Hermon (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 Hermon. 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 Hermon ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Hermon: N. Hermon
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
North Hermon is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near North Hermon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Hermon:
- Penobscot County (The home county of North Hermon)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hermon, with the one closest to North Hermon listed first.
- Snow Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- East Bangor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Levant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hermon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Lucky Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
- Kenduskeag
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Bangor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Hampden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Orrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Brewer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hermon, with the one closest to North Hermon listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Dedham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Verona Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Orland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Orland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- North Ellsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Mariaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- North Penobscot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Amherst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Amherst is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hermon, with the one closest to North Hermon listed first.
- Boyd Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Atkinson Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Dover South Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- South Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Medford Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Milo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <1>
- Dover - Foxcroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Medford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Howard Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hermon, with the one closest to North Hermon listed first.
- Detroit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Dogtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Saint Albans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hermon, with the one closest to North Hermon listed first.
- North Winterport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Winterport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Monroe Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Prospect Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- North Searsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Swanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brooks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Hermon, see our County-by-County Page for North Hermon.
Cemeteries Near North Hermon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Hermon.
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 Hermon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Hermon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Hermon, with the one closest to North Hermon listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Birch Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenduskeag Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Waughn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rug le Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Hermon had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Hermon, with the one closest to North Hermon listed first.
- Snow Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- North Bangor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bangor
- Six Mile Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
- Hermon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermon Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hermon Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Center
- East Bangor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Levant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Bangor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
- Glenburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Hermon Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermon Pond is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Pond
- Kenduskeag
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- East Hampden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Hampden is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampden
- Bangor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Levant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Levant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Hermon. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Hermon.
Newspapers Published in North Hermon ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Hermon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Hermon, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Hermon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Hermon:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset 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 '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- North Hermon) 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 Hermon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |