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 Smith Landing (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 Smith Landing. 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 Smith Landing ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Smith Landing: Smith Lndg. (or less commonly used: Smith Lndng.)

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Smith Landing 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 Smith Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith Landing:

• Washington County     (The home county of Smith Landing)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Smith Landing, with the one closest to Smith Landing listed first.
  • Northfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Whitneyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Marshfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Marshfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Jonesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Hoyttown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyttown
    • Hoyttown is located in Washington County
  • Machias
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Wesley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley <3>
  • East Machias
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
    • East Machias is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <3>
  • Columbia Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Epping
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Epping. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
    • Epping is located in Washington County
  • Dog Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
    • Dog Town is located in Washington County
  • Machiasport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <3>
• Hancock County
  • Goodwin Siding
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Siding
    • Goodwin Siding is located in Hancock County
    • Goodwin Siding has also been known as:
    • Goodwins

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

Cemeteries Near Smith Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith Landing.

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

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

• Longfellow Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.
• Forest Hill Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274405 <4>
• Court Street Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Court Street Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89778 <4>
• O'Brien Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.
• East Machias Village Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Columbia Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.
• Mailey Hill Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.
• Church Hill Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.
• Forest Hills Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hills Cemetery
• Look Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.
• Old Crawford Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Crawford Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Flat Bay Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.
• Continue List   (27 more) ...
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • Morse Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Maple Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Maple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

While we didn't find Smith Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith Landing.

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

• Northfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Whitneyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Jonesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Machias
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Wesley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Wesley is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley <3>
• Epping
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Epping. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
  • Epping is located in Washington County
• Columbia Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• East Machias
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
  • East Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <3>
• Machiasport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
• Larrabee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Cooper
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cooper is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
• Continue List   (17 more) ...
  • Roque Bluffs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Marion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Washington County
  • Indian River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Smith Landing ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith Landing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smith Landing.

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 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 Smith Landing:

• 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 Smith Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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