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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 Pretty Marsh (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 Pretty Marsh. 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.

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 doctors 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.

Pretty Marsh 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 Pretty Marsh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pretty Marsh:

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Pretty Marsh)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pretty Marsh, with the one closest to Pretty Marsh listed first.
    • 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
    • Seal Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
    • Tremont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Tremont is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Manset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Manset is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manset
    • Northeast Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bass Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bernard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • South Blue Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
    • Blue Hill Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pretty Marsh, with the one closest to Pretty Marsh listed first.
    • Isle Au Haut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    • Goodale Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Pretty Marsh, with the one closest to Pretty Marsh listed first.
    • Sandy Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    • Prospect
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Northport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Searsport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • 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)
    • Lincolnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pretty Marsh, with the one closest to Pretty Marsh listed first.
    • 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
    • Milbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherryfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pretty Marsh, see our County-by-County Page for Pretty Marsh.

Cemeteries Near Pretty Marsh ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pretty Marsh.

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 Pretty Marsh - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pretty Marsh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pretty Marsh, with the one closest to Pretty Marsh listed first.

  • Pretty Marsh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hodgdon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Langley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Higgins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Alley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Murch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Tremont.
      • The Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pomroy Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90411 <3>
    • Hillrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Pretty Marsh had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pretty Marsh, with the one closest to Pretty Marsh listed first.

  • Seal Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • 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
  • West Tremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Southwest Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Surry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Surry is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Surry
  • Tremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tremont is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • Northeast Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Asticou
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Asticou is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asticou
  • 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
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
  • Seawall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Seawall is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawall
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Eden is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • South Blue Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
    • North Brooklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pretty Marsh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pretty Marsh.

Newspapers Published in Pretty Marsh ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pretty Marsh.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pretty Marsh, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pretty Marsh.

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 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 Pretty Marsh:

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 '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'.
<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 Pretty Marsh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.