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 Stockton Springs (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 Stockton Springs. 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 Stockton Springs ...
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.
Another variation: Stockton Spring.
- A typical abbreviation for Stockton Springs: Stockton Spgs. (or less commonly used: Stockton Spngs. or Stockton Sprngs.)
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 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.
Stockton Springs 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 Stockton Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stockton Springs:
- Waldo County (The home county of Stockton Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton Springs, with the one closest to Stockton Springs listed first.
- Sandy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Searsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prospect Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- North Searsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Swanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belfast
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- East Northport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Winterport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Islesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Monroe Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton Springs, with the one closest to Stockton Springs listed first.
- West Penobscot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Bucksport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Castine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Orland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Penobscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Bucksport Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Harborside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Orland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Rosier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton Springs, with the one closest to Stockton Springs listed first.
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton Springs, with the one closest to Stockton Springs listed first.
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- West Appleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Appleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- West Rockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Glen Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Lucas Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stockton Springs, with the one closest to Stockton Springs listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Newburgh Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- South Newburgh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Orrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Newburgh
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Hampden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Orrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- North Newburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Dixmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Holden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- Detroit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stockton Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Stockton Springs.
Cemeteries Near Stockton Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stockton Springs.
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 Stockton Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stockton Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stockton Springs, with the one closest to Stockton Springs listed first.
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bowditch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Searsport Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsport Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Searsport Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Searsport.
- The Searsport Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90656 <2>
- Whitman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hutchins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Bridges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gross Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leaches Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stockton Springs had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Stockton Springs had a population of 1,640 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stockton Springs, with the one closest to Stockton Springs listed first.
- Searsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Penobscot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prospect Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- North Castine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Castine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Castine
- Bucksport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Searsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Castine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Swanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- South Penobscot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Penobscot
- Orland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stockton Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stockton Springs.
Newspapers Published in Stockton Springs ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stockton Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stockton Springs, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stockton Springs.
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 either 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 Stockton Springs:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Stockton Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stockton Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |