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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 Prospect (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 Prospect. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Prospect is located in Waldo County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.

Below are the counties that are near Prospect. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prospect:

  • Waldo County     (The home county of Prospect)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
    • Prospect Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Frankfort
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Sandy Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Sandy Point is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Point <2>
    • Stockton Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Springs
      • Stockton Springs is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton Springs <2>
    • North Searsport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Winterport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
      • Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <2>
    • Swanville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
      • Swanville is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanville <2>
    • Searsport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Winterport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Monroe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Monroe Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Belfast
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryants Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
    • Verona Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bucksport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
      • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <2>
    • Bucksport Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Orland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <2>
    • West Penobscot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Orland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orland
      • East Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Orland <2>
    • North Penobscot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Castine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Penobscot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penobscot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
      • Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penobscot <2>
    • West Brooksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dedham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dedham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
      • Dedham is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dedham <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dedham
      • From Prospect to Dedham
    • Harborside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harborside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborside
      • Harborside is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harborside <2>
    • Cape Rosier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kennebec County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
    • West Appleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
    • Camden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
    • Appleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pulpit Harbor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Rockport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Rockport is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <2>
    • Burkettville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Rockport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rockport
      • West Rockport is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Rockport <2>
    • North Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
      • North Haven is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Haven <2>
    • Lucas Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
    • Goodale Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newburgh Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Newburgh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Orrington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hampden Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hampden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <2>
    • North Orrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • East Dixmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburgh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
    • North Newburgh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Holden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holden
      • From Prospect to Holden
    • Bangor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brewer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <2>
  • Somerset County

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

Cemeteries Near Prospect ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prospect.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiswell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiswell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buck Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bowditch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowditch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowditch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gross Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gross Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gross Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leaches Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaches Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaches Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Nickerson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nickerson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Prospect had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Prospect had a population of 750 people.

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

  • Prospect Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bucksport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
    • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <2>
  • Frankfort
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
  • Stockton Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Springs
    • Stockton Springs is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton Springs <2>
  • North Searsport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bucksport Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Winterport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
    • Winterport is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <2>
  • Swanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
    • Swanville is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanville <2>
  • West Penobscot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
    • Orland is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <2>
  • West Winterport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winterport
    • West Winterport is located in Waldo County
  • Searsport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • North Bucksport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bucksport
      • North Bucksport is located in Hancock County
    • Ellingwood Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellingwood Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellingwood Corner
      • Ellingwood Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Bucks Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mills
      • Bucks Mills is located in Hancock County

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

Newspapers Published in Prospect ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prospect, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prospect.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Prospect:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prospect. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Prospect) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prospect. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5529, Longitude: -68.8644    









 

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