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 Searsport (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 Searsport. 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 hospitals 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.
Searsport 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 Searsport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Searsport:
- Waldo County (The home county of Searsport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsport, with the one closest to Searsport listed first.
- Stockton Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Belfast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- East Northport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Searsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Prospect Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsport, with the one closest to Searsport listed first.
- West Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Castine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Verona Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harborside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- West Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Cape Rosier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- North Penobscot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Orland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Brooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsport, with the one closest to Searsport listed first.
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- China
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- China is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <2>
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsport, with the one closest to Searsport listed first.
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(18 miles [29 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>
- West Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rockport
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- West Rockport
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 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>
- Burkettville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Lucas Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsport, with the one closest to Searsport listed first.
- Somerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Davis Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsport, with the one closest to Searsport listed first.
- Newburgh Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- Goodale Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Orrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dixmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Hampden Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hampden
(20 miles [32.2 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 Newburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Orrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searsport, with the one closest to Searsport listed first.
- Detroit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Detroit is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
- Houston Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Searsport, see our County-by-County Page for Searsport.
Cemeteries Near Searsport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Searsport.
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 Searsport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Searsport, with the one closest to Searsport listed first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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.
- Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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.
- Gordon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bowditch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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.
- East Belfast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Belfast Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Belfast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Smart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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.
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- South Belfast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Belfast Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Belfast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- East Northport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Northport Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Northport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nickerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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.
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- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Seekens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seekens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seekens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Searsport had a population of 1,280 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Searsport had a population of 2,634 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Searsport, with the one closest to Searsport listed first.
- Stockton Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Belfast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Northport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- City Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- City Point is located in Waldo County
- North Searsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Castine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Islesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Castine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Castine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Castine
- North Castine is located in Hancock County
- West Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Searsport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Searsport.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Searsport ...
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 Searsport.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Searsport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Searsport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Searsport.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<5> of Searsport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Searsport:
- 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
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Searsport. 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> | 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 Searsport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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- Searsport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Searsport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4585, Longitude: -68.9255 |