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Nearest Communities to Pretty Marsh,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Pretty Marsh, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Pretty Marsh:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Pretty Marsh.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 192 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Pretty Marsh. Of these communities, 36 are located in counties other than Hancock County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Pretty Marsh (which is Hancock County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Pretty Marsh

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Hancock County   (where Pretty Marsh resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Hancock County, we have limited the list to those within 18 miles [29 km]<1> of Pretty Marsh (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://hancockcountymaine.gov/
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Ellsworth
    • Note: The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pretty Marsh   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pretty Marsh.
      • Hall Quarry
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Quarry
      • Mount Desert
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Indian Point
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
      • Somesville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Somesville is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somesville
      • Seal Cove
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Red Rock Corner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
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      • Town Hill
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Town Hill is located in Hancock County
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      • South Surry
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • South Surry is located in Hancock County
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      • West Tremont
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Southwest Harbor
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Trenton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • West Trenton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • West Trenton is located in Hancock County
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        • Baldwin Corners
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Baldwin Corners is located in Hancock County
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        • Richtown
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Richtown is located in Hancock County
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        • Tremont
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Tremont is located in Hancock County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
        • Asticou
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Asticou is located in Hancock County
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        • Manset
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Manset is located in Hancock County
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        • Northeast Harbor
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Eden
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Eden is located in Hancock County
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        • Bass Harbor
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Bernard
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Seawall
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Seawall is located in Hancock County
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        • South Blue Hill
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
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        • Seal Harbor
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Bayside
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Bayside is located in Hancock County
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        • Richs Corner
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Richs Corner is located in Hancock County
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        • Salsbury Cove
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Salsbury Cove is located in Hancock County
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        • East Blue Hill
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Wonderland
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Wonderland is located in Hancock County
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        • Blue Hill Falls
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
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        • North Brooklin
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
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        • Otter Creek
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Lamoine Corner
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Lamoine Corner is located in Hancock County
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        • East Lamoine
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
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        • Hulls Cove
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lamoine Beach
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Lamoine Beach is located in Hancock County
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        • Cranberry Isles
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
        • Islesford
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Islesford is located in Hancock County
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        • Brooklin
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Naskeag
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Naskeag is located in Hancock County
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        • North Sedgwick
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
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        • Bar Harbor
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Blue Hill
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Haven
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Haven is located in Hancock County
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        • East Surry
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • East Surry is located in Hancock County
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        • North Lamoine
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • North Lamoine is located in Hancock County
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        • Lamoine
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Marlboro
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Marlboro is located in Hancock County
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        • Surry
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Surry is located in Hancock County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
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        • Atlantic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Atlantic is located in Hancock County
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        • Sedgwick
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • West Brooklin
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • West Brooklin is located in Hancock County
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        • Hancock Point
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Hancock Point is located in Hancock County
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        • Reach
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Reach is located in Hancock County
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        • South Hancock
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • South Hancock is located in Hancock County
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        • Minturn
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Minturn is located in Hancock County
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        • Swans Island
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Sunshine
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunshine is located in Hancock County
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        • Black Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Black Corner is located in Hancock County
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        • Grays Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Grays Corner is located in Hancock County
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        • Sargentville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
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        • Ellsworth
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Franklin Road
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
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        • Washington Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Washington Junction is located in Hancock County
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        • Hancock
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Sorrento
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Waukeag
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Waukeag is located in Hancock County
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        • Mountainville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
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        • Brooksville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • North Deer Isle
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
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        • Oak Hill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Oak Hill is located in Hancock County
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        • Gerrishville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Gerrishville is located in Hancock County
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        • Summer Harbor
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Summer Harbor is located in Hancock County
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        • Ellsworth Falls
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Ellsworth Falls is located in Hancock County
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        • Joyville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Joyville is located in Hancock County
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        • North Sullivan
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • North Sullivan is located in Hancock County
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        • South Gouldsboro
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • South Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
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        • Sullivan
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • West Sullivan
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • West Sullivan is located in Hancock County
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        • Frenchboro
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Deer Isle
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Oceanville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
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        • Herricks
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Herricks is located in Hancock County
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        • Little Deer Isle
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • North Brooksville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • North Brooksville is located in Hancock County
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        • Winter Harbor
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Egypt
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Egypt is located in Hancock County
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        • East Sullivan
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Marks Corner
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Marks Corner is located in Hancock County
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        • South Penobscot
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • South Penobscot is located in Hancock County
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        • West Ellsworth
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • West Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
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        • West Surry
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • West Surry is located in Hancock County
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        • South Deer Isle
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • South Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
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        • Eggemoggin
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Eggemoggin is located in Hancock County
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        • Norumbega
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Norumbega is located in Hancock County
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        • South Brooksville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
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        • Ashville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Ashville is located in Hancock County
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        • West Gouldsboro
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • West Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
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        • Sunset
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Stover Corner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Stover Corner is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Corner
        • Birch Harbor
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Prospect Harbor
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Fletchers Landing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Fletchers Landing is located in Hancock County
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        • West Franklin
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • West Franklin is located in Hancock County
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        • East Franklin
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • East Franklin is located in Hancock County
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        • Franklin
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • North Penobscot
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
        • Stonington
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • West Deer Isle
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • West Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
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        • West Stonington
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • West Stonington is located in Hancock County
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        • Flat Landing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Flat Landing is located in Hancock County
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        • West Brooksville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
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  • Knox County
    • County Website:   https://knoxcountymaine.gov/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Rockland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pretty Marsh   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pretty Marsh.
      • Isle Au Haut
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Goose Rocks
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Goose Rocks is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks
      • North Haven
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pulpit Harbor
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
      • Vinalhaven
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Penobscot County
  • Waldo County
    • County Website:   https://www.waldocountyme.gov/
    • County Seat for Waldo:   Belfast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pretty Marsh   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pretty Marsh.
      • Sandy Point
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Pripet
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Pripet is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pripet
      • Stockton Springs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • North Islesboro
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
      • Prospect Ferry
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
      • Islesboro
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
      • Dark Harbor
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Dark Harbor is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Harbor
      • Prospect
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Crows Nest
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Crows Nest is located in Waldo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
      • Northport
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Searsport
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Temple Heights
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Temple Heights is located in Waldo County
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        • Brown Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Brown Corner is located in Waldo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Corner
        • Bayside
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Bayside is located in Waldo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
        • East Northport
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • East Northport is located in Waldo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
        • Frankfort
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Winterport
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Belfast
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Ducktrap
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Ducktrap is located in Waldo County
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        • Herricks Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Herricks Corner is located in Waldo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herricks Corner
        • Lincolnville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncountymaine.com/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Machias
    • Note: The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pretty Marsh   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pretty Marsh.
      • Steuben
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • East Steuben
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • East Steuben is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
      • Smithville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Smithville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Pigeon Hill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Pigeon Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill
      • Unionville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Unionville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Milbridge
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherryfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Wyman is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pretty Marsh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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