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 Port Clyde (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 Port Clyde. 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 Port Clyde ...
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 Port Clyde: Prt. Clyde
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Port Clyde. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Clyde.
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.
Port Clyde is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Port Clyde. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Clyde:
- Knox County (The home county of Port Clyde)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Clyde, with the one closest to Port Clyde listed first.
- Martinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Tenants Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- South Cushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Long Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cushing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Spruce Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Thomaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Warren Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Clyde, with the one closest to Port Clyde listed first.
- East Pittston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- South Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- South Gardiner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Clyde, with the one closest to Port Clyde listed first.
- South Waldoboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Loudville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loudville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
- Medomak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medomak is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monhegan Plantation
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monhegan Plantation is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monhegan Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Round Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monhegan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monhegan is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monhegan
- Chamberlain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eugley Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pemaquid Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pemaquid Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Beach
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Clyde, with the one closest to Port Clyde listed first.
- MacMahan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Murphys Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Arrowsic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Days Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Woolwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Phippsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Popham Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Harwards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sabino
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Clyde, with the one closest to Port Clyde listed first.
- Lincolnville Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bickfords Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Searsmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Slab City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- South Montville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Clyde, see our County-by-County Page for Port Clyde.
Cemeteries Near Port Clyde ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Clyde.
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 Port Clyde - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Clyde covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Clyde, with the one closest to Port Clyde listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seaside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Parish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wayside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loudville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Counce Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Warren Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Village Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Port Clyde had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Clyde, with the one closest to Port Clyde listed first.
- Martinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Pleasant Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Tenants Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Cushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Friendship is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
- Saint George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Cushing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Cushing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cushing
- South Waldoboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Spruce Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Medomak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medomak is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Thomaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Clyde. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Clyde.
Newspapers Published in Port Clyde ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Clyde.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Clyde, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Clyde.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Port Clyde:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Sagadahoc 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> | 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 Port Clyde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Clyde) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |