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 Sedgwick (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 Sedgwick. 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 Sedgwick ...
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 Sedgwick: N. Sedgwick
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Sedgwick:
- Hancock County (The home county of North Sedgwick)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sedgwick, with the one closest to North Sedgwick listed first.
- South Blue Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- North Brooklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Sedgwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hill Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- Sargentville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haven is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- East Blue Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Deer Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountainville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Deer Isle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sedgwick, with the one closest to North Sedgwick listed first.
- Isle Au Haut
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pulpit Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- North Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vinalhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Rockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Owls Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Rockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sedgwick, with the one closest to North Sedgwick listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Holden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Hampden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Sedgwick, with the one closest to North Sedgwick listed first.
- Islesboro
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Sandy Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Searsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Northport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Belfast
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bryants Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Frankfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Sedgwick, see our County-by-County Page for North Sedgwick.
Cemeteries Near North Sedgwick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Sedgwick.
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 Sedgwick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Sedgwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Sedgwick, with the one closest to North Sedgwick listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Birchland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brooklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Early Settlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seaside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Camp Stream Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Sedgwick had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Sedgwick, with the one closest to North Sedgwick listed first.
- Sedgwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Brooklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- South Blue Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Blue Hill Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- Sargentville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blue Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Deer Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Deer Isle
- East Blue Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Surry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Surry
- South Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Deer Isle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pretty Marsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- South Penobscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Penobscot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Sedgwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Sedgwick.
Newspapers Published in North Sedgwick ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Sedgwick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Sedgwick, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Sedgwick.
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 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 North Sedgwick:
- 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> | 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- North Sedgwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sedgwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |