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 Smithton (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 Smithton. 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 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.
Smithton 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 Smithton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smithton:
- Waldo County (The home county of Smithton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Montville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- North Palermo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Thorndike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- South Montville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Palermo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Castine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harborside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Verona Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- West Penobscot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Cape Rosier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- West Brooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Orland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- China
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Benton Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- South China
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Benton Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- North Vassalboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Winslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- West Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Burkettville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Razorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Globe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- 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
- Davis Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Whitefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waldoboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eugley Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Nobleboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Head Tide
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Dixmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- East Dixmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Plymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Newburgh Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- East Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- North Newburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Hampden Center
(28 miles [45.1 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 Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Detroit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Pittsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Canaan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smithton, see our County-by-County Page for Smithton.
Cemeteries Near Smithton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smithton.
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 Smithton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smithton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Smithton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Danforth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boulter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Osgood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Smithton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smithton, with the one closest to Smithton listed first.
- Whites Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whites Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Corner
- North Palermo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Montville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Halldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halldale is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halldale
- Center Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Center
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- East Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Knox
- Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
- South Montville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- North Searsmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smithton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smithton.
Newspapers Published in Smithton ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smithton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smithton, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smithton.
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 Smithton:
- 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> | 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 Smithton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Smithton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |