Nearest Communities to Southwest Harbor,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Southwest Harbor, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Southwest Harbor:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County.
The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 168 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Southwest Harbor. Of these communities, 21 are located in counties other than Hancock County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Southwest Harbor (which is Hancock County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Southwest Harbor
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Hancock County (where Southwest Harbor resides)
- Given the large number of communities that are located in Hancock County, we have limited the list to those within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Southwest Harbor (about 100 communities).
- County Website: https://hancockcountymaine.gov/
- County Seat for Hancock: Ellsworth
- Note: The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Southwest Harbor ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Southwest Harbor.
- Northeast Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manset
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Manset is located in Hancock County
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- Asticou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Asticou is located in Hancock County
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- Bass Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seawall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seawall is located in Hancock County
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- Baldwin Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Corners is located in Hancock County
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- Tremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tremont is located in Hancock County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Hall Quarry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County
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- Mount Desert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wonderland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wonderland is located in Hancock County
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- Bernard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
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- Seal Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Tremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Islesford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Islesford is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesford
- Seal Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cranberry Isles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Somesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Somesville is located in Hancock County
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- Pretty Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
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- Otter Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
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- Red Rock Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
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- Town Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Town Hill is located in Hancock County
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- Atlantic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic is located in Hancock County
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- Bar Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
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- Hulls Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Salsbury Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Salsbury Cove is located in Hancock County
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- Minturn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn is located in Hancock County
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- Naskeag
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Naskeag is located in Hancock County
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- Lamoine Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lamoine Beach is located in Hancock County
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- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Trenton is located in Hancock County
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- South Surry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Surry is located in Hancock County
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- Frenchboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swans Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lamoine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
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- South Blue Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
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- Brooklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haven is located in Hancock County
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- North Brooklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
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- Bayside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bayside is located in Hancock County
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- Hancock Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hancock Point is located in Hancock County
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- Lamoine Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lamoine Corner is located in Hancock County
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- Marlboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marlboro is located in Hancock County
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- Gerrishville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrishville is located in Hancock County
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- Blue Hill Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
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- East Blue Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Hancock County
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- North Sedgwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
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- Lamoine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Gouldsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
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- Summer Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Harbor is located in Hancock County
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- Winter Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richs Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richs Corner is located in Hancock County
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- Reach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reach is located in Hancock County
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- Sedgwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Brooklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Brooklin is located in Hancock County
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- North Lamoine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Lamoine is located in Hancock County
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- South Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Hancock is located in Hancock County
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- Sorrento
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mountainville is located in Hancock County
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- East Surry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Surry is located in Hancock County
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- Birch Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oceanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oceanville is located in Hancock County
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- Franklin Road
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
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- Hancock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sullivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waukeag
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waukeag is located in Hancock County
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- West Sullivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Sullivan is located in Hancock County
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- Ashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashville is located in Hancock County
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- East Sullivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Gouldsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
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- Surry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Black Corner is located in Hancock County
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- Deer Isle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grays Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grays Corner is located in Hancock County
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- North Deer Isle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
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- Sargentville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
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- South Deer Isle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
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- Ellsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Sullivan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Sullivan is located in Hancock County
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- Stonington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Herricks
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Herricks is located in Hancock County
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- Little Deer Isle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Egypt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Hancock County
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- Washington Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Washington Junction is located in Hancock County
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- Corea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gouldsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Hancock County
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- West Deer Isle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
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- West Stonington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Stonington is located in Hancock County
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- Norumbega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norumbega is located in Hancock County
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- Sunset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Franklin is located in Hancock County
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- Ellsworth Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth Falls is located in Hancock County
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- Joyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Joyville is located in Hancock County
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- Eggemoggin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eggemoggin is located in Hancock County
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- North Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Brooksville is located in Hancock County
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- South Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
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- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Franklin is located in Hancock County
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- Schoodic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schoodic is located in Hancock County
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- Tunk Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunk Lake is located in Hancock County
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- Marks Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marks Corner is located in Hancock County
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- West Surry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Surry is located in Hancock County
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- Knox County
- County Website: https://knoxcountymaine.gov/
- County Seat for Knox: Rockland
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Southwest Harbor ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Southwest Harbor.
- Isle Au Haut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goose Rocks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goose Rocks is located in Knox County
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- Pulpit Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- Vinalhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- County Website: https://www.waldocountyme.gov/
- County Seat for Waldo: Belfast
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Southwest Harbor ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Southwest Harbor.
- Pripet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pripet is located in Waldo County
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- Islesboro
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Sandy Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dark Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dark Harbor is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Harbor
- Prospect Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Washington County
- County Website: https://washingtoncountymaine.com/
- County Seat for Washington: Machias
- Note: The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Southwest Harbor ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Southwest Harbor.
- Steuben
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Hill is located in Washington County
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- East Steuben
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Steuben is located in Washington County
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- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Washington County
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- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Washington County
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- Wyman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyman is located in Washington County
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- Milbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southwest Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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