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 Sargentville (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 Sargentville. 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 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.
Sargentville 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 Sargentville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sargentville:
- Hancock County (The home county of Sargentville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sargentville, with the one closest to Sargentville listed first.
- Little Deer Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sedgwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haven is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- North Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Deer Isle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountainville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cape Rosier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Blue Hill Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- South Blue Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Harborside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sargentville, with the one closest to Sargentville listed first.
- Pulpit Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- Isle Au Haut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinalhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Rockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Owls Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Rockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rockland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sargentville, with the one closest to Sargentville listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Orrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sargentville, with the one closest to Sargentville listed first.
- Islesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- North Islesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Northport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stockton Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Searsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Lincolnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Bryants Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sargentville, see our County-by-County Page for Sargentville.
Cemeteries Near Sargentville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sargentville.
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 Sargentville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sargentville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sargentville, with the one closest to Sargentville listed first.
- Forest Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blastow's Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Old Birchland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Condon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Sargentville had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sargentville, with the one closest to Sargentville listed first.
- North Deer Isle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Deer Isle
- Sedgwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Sedgwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
- South Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- Deer Isle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cape Rosier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- South Deer Isle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deer Isle
- South Blue Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blue Hill Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- West Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Oceanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sargentville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sargentville.
Newspapers Published in Sargentville ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sargentville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sargentville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sargentville.
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 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 Sargentville:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Penobscot 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sargentville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sargentville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |