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 Sedgwick (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 Sedgwick. 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.
Name Variations for Sedgwick ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Sedgewick.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sedgwick. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sedgwick.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sedgwick:
- Hancock County (The home county of Sedgwick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- North Brooklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haven is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Sargentville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Brooklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Blue Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Deer Isle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Hill Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- Mountainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountainville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Deer Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oceanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Isle Au Haut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pulpit Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- North Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vinalhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Rockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glen Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Owls Head
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Rockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Penobscot County
- Goodale Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Islesboro
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Sandy Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Searsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Lincolnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prospect Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Belfast
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sedgwick, see our County-by-County Page for Sedgwick.
Cemeteries Near Sedgwick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sedgwick.
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 Sedgwick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sedgwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- Rural Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carters Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Birchland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brooklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blastow's Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freethy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Long Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Sedgwick had a population of 2,225 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sedgwick had a population of 1,175 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sedgwick, with the one closest to Sedgwick listed first.
- North Brooklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- North Sedgwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
- Sargentville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- North Deer Isle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Deer Isle
- Brooklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Blue Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Hill Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- Deer Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Brooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- 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
- Blue Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oceanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oceanville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- East Blue Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sedgwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sedgwick.
Newspapers Published in Sedgwick ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sedgwick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sedgwick, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sedgwick.
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 either 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 Sedgwick:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sedgwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sedgwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |