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 Searsmont (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 Searsmont. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Searsmont is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Searsmont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Searsmont:
- Waldo County (The home county of Searsmont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsmont, with the one closest to Searsmont listed first.
- Slab City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bickfords Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Belmont Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- West Searsmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- South Montville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Lincolnville Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bryants Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsmont, with the one closest to Searsmont listed first.
- Harborside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Castine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- West Penobscot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Bucksport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Brooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Little Deer Isle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bucksport Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Sargentville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Orland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsmont, with the one closest to Searsmont listed first.
- Branch Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Albion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- China
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South China
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- East Vassalboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- North Vassalboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Benton Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Benton Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsmont, with the one closest to Searsmont listed first.
- West Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burkettville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- South Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Razorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- West Rockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsmont, with the one closest to Searsmont listed first.
- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Flanders Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Coopers Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waldoboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Eugley Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- South Waldoboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Harrington Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Nobleboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsmont, with the one closest to Searsmont listed first.
- Dixmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- East Dixmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- South Newburgh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Newburgh Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Plymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsmont, with the one closest to Searsmont listed first.
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Detroit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Pittsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Searsmont, see our County-by-County Page for Searsmont.
Cemeteries Near Searsmont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Searsmont.
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 Searsmont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Searsmont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Searsmont, with the one closest to Searsmont listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lassell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Searsmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weymouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greer Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90048 <2>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sprague Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Searsmont had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Searsmont had a population of 1,424 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Searsmont, with the one closest to Searsmont listed first.
- West Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- North Searsmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- West Searsmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- South Montville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- North Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
- Morrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Burkettville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Whites Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Searsmont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Searsmont.
Newspapers Published in Searsmont ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Searsmont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Searsmont, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Searsmont.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Searsmont:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Searsmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Searsmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |