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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 Reach (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 Reach. 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 hospitals and 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.

Reach is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Reach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reach, with the one closest to Reach listed first.
    • Brooklin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountainville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
      • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
    • Sedgwick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
      • Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <1>
    • Deer Isle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Isle
      • Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Isle <1>
    • North Brooklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brooklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
      • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
    • Little Deer Isle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sargentville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargentville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
    • Oceanville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
    • Sunset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Sunset is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
    • Stonington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Stonington is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <1>
    • Brooksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <1>
    • South Blue Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
      • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reach, with the one closest to Reach listed first.
    • Isle Au Haut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle Au Haut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Au Haut
      • Isle Au Haut is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle Au Haut <1>
    • North Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Pulpit Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
      • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
    • Vinalhaven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Rockport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Lake City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
    • Owls Head
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
      • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
    • West Rockport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Rockland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reach, with the one closest to Reach listed first.
    • North Islesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
    • Islesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Northport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
      • Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <1>
    • East Northport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
      • East Northport is located in Waldo County
    • Lincolnville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville <1>
    • Sandy Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Searsport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Belfast
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryants Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
      • Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Prospect Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
    • Lincolnville Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Reach ...

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 Reach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reach, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Reach:

Cemeteries Near Reach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reach.

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 Reach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Reach Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reach Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Adams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Adams Cemetery
  • Carters Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carters Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carters Point Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
  • Freethy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freethy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freethy Cemetery
  • Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Ephraim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
  • Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Cemetery
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Old Birchland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Birchland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Birchland Cemetery
    • Blastow's Cove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Reach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reach.

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

  • Brooklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North Deer Isle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Deer Isle
    • North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
  • Deer Isle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Isle
    • Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Isle <1>
  • Sedgwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
    • Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <1>
  • South Deer Isle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deer Isle
    • South Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
  • Oceanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
  • North Brooklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brooklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
    • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
  • Sargentville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargentville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
  • Sunset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
  • North Sedgwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
    • North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
  • Brooksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
    • Brooksville is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <1>
  • South Blue Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
    • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Brooksville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
      • South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
    • Blue Hill Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
      • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
    • Cape Rosier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
      • Cape Rosier 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 Reach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reach.

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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- Reach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2492, Longitude: -68.6236       In this case, the coordinates for Reach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Reach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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