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 Sealand (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 Sealand. 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.

Sealand is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

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

• Washington County     (The home county of Sealand)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sealand, with the one closest to Sealand listed first.
  • Jonesport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesport
    • Jonesport is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesport <1>
  • Beals
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals
    • Beals is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beals <1>
  • Roque Bluffs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roque Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roque Bluffs
    • Roque Bluffs is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jonesboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Jonesboro is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <1>
  • Bucks Harbor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Harbor
    • Bucks Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Addison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <1>
  • Columbia Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
    • Columbia Falls is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <1>
  • Machias
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
    • Machias is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <1>
  • Whitneyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
    • Whitneyville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Hoyttown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyttown
    • Hoyttown is located in Washington County
  • Centerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Harrington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Harrington is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <1>
• Hancock County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sealand, with the one closest to Sealand listed first.
  • Corea
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corea
    • Corea is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corea <1>
  • Gouldsboro
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
    • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <1>
  • Prospect Harbor
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Harbor
    • Prospect Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect Harbor <1>
  • Birch Harbor
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Harbor
    • Birch Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Harbor <1>
  • Goodwin Siding
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodwin Siding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Siding
    • Goodwin Siding is located in Hancock County
    • Goodwin Siding has also been known as:
    • Goodwins
  • West Gouldsboro
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Gouldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gouldsboro
    • West Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • Winter Harbor
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Harbor
    • Winter Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Harbor <1>
  • South Gouldsboro
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Gouldsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gouldsboro
    • South Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
  • East Sullivan
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Sullivan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sullivan
    • East Sullivan is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Sullivan <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Sealand ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sealand.

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

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

• Greenwood Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • 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.
• West Jonesport Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Jonesport Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351189 <4>
• Sewall Field Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sewall Field Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181479 <4>
• Forest Hill Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274405 <4>
• Pleasant River Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant River Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Church Hill Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• O'Brien Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Brien Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Brien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Court Street Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Court Street Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89778 <4>
• Longfellow Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longfellow Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longfellow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mailey Hill Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mailey Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mailey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Forest Hills Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hills Cemetery
• Flat Bay Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Bay Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Columbia Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Look Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Look Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Look Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Machias Village Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Machias Village Cemetery
    • The East Machias Village Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Congregational Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1518011 <4>

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 Sealand in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sealand.

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

• Jonesport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesport
  • Jonesport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesport <1>
• West Jonesport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jonesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jonesport
  • West Jonesport is located in Washington County
• Indian River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
  • Indian River is located in Washington County
• Roque Bluffs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roque Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roque Bluffs
  • Roque Bluffs is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
• South Addison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
  • South Addison is located in Washington County
• Jonesboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <1>
• Bucks Harbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Harbor
  • Bucks Harbor is located in Washington County
• Larrabee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larrabee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
  • Larrabee is located in Washington County
• Columbia Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
  • Columbia Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <1>
• Machias
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <1>
• Whitneyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
  • Whitneyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
• Machiasport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machiasport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport
  • Machiasport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machiasport <1>
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  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Harrington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
    • Harrington is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <1>
  • West Harrington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Harrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harrington
    • West Harrington is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in Sealand ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sealand.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sealand, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sealand.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sealand:

• Websites specific to Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Washington County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Hancock County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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