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 Surry (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 Surry. 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 Surry ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Surry: S. Surry
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 Surry 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 Surry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Surry:
- Hancock County (The home county of South Surry)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Surry, with the one closest to South Surry listed first.
- East Blue Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Blue Hill Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- South Blue Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Surry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salsbury Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salsbury Cove is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cove
- East Lamoine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
- Mount Desert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Surry, with the one closest to South Surry listed first.
- Isle Au Haut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pulpit Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- North Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Surry, with the one closest to South Surry listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Holden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Eddington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
- Brewer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Orrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eddington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Surry, with the one closest to South Surry listed first.
- Sandy Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prospect Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Stockton Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Islesboro
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Searsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winterport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Northport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Surry, with the one closest to South Surry listed first.
- Steuben
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Steuben
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Steuben is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
- Milbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cherryfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Surry, see our County-by-County Page for South Surry.
Cemeteries Near South Surry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Surry.
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 Surry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Surry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Surry, with the one closest to South Surry listed first.
- Bayview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haskell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Curtis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goose Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Bay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Surry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whittenmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pretty Marsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Higgins 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Surry had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Surry, with the one closest to South Surry listed first.
- East Blue Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Hill Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- South Blue Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Pretty Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- Indian Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- East Surry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Surry
- Surry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Sedgwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Desert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lamoine Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lamoine Beach is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine Beach
- East Lamoine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Surry. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Surry.
Newspapers Published in South Surry ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Surry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Surry, 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 Surry.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Surry:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Penobscot County
- Waldo County
- Washington 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Surry) 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 Surry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |