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 South Brooksville (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 South Brooksville. 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 South Brooksville ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Brooksville: S. Brooksville
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Brooksville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Brooksville.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
South Brooksville 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 South Brooksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Brooksville:
- Hancock County (The home county of South Brooksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Brooksville, with the one closest to South Brooksville listed first.
- Brooksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Harborside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Castine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penobscot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Deer Isle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sargentville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Sedgwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Brooklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Deer Isle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Hill Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- Blue Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Brooksville, with the one closest to South Brooksville listed first.
- Pulpit Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- North Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Isle Au Haut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vinalhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- West Rockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Owls Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Brooksville, with the one closest to South Brooksville listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Orrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Newburgh Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- South Newburgh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Hampden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Orrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Newburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Hampden Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Brewer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Brooksville, with the one closest to South Brooksville listed first.
- North Islesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Islesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Northport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stockton Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Searsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Lincolnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Bryants Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Brooksville, see our County-by-County Page for South Brooksville.
Cemeteries Near South Brooksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Brooksville.
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 South Brooksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Brooksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Brooksville, with the one closest to South Brooksville listed first.
- Condon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Brooksville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grays Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Douglass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Bar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blastow's Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Stream Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Castine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Brooksville had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Brooksville, with the one closest to South Brooksville listed first.
- Brooksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- West Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Sargentville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Castine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penobscot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Castine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Castine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Castine
- North Deer Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Deer Isle
- Sedgwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Sedgwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
- South Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Penobscot
- North Islesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Deer Isle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Brooklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- West Penobscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Brooksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Brooksville.
Newspapers Published in South Brooksville ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Brooksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Brooksville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Brooksville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 South Brooksville:
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Brooksville) 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 South Brooksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |