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 Temple Heights (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 Temple Heights. 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 Temple Heights ...
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 Temple Heights: Temple Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Temple Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Temple Heights.
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 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.
Temple Heights 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 Temple Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Temple Heights:
- Waldo County (The home county of Temple Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple Heights, with the one closest to Temple Heights listed first.
- Northport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Islesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- East Northport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Islesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Lincolnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Searsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bryants Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Lincolnville Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Belmont Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Bickfords Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple Heights, with the one closest to Temple Heights listed first.
- Harborside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Castine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- West Penobscot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Deer Isle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sargentville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Deer Isle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bucksport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple Heights, with the one closest to Temple Heights listed first.
- Branch Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- China
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South China
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple Heights, with the one closest to Temple Heights listed first.
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- South Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- West Rockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Glen Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Owls Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burkettville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple Heights, with the one closest to Temple Heights listed first.
- Flanders Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Davis Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Waldoboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Waldoboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Eugley Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Coopers Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Temple Heights, with the one closest to Temple Heights listed first.
- East Dixmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- South Newburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Newburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Dixmont
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Goodale Corner
(26 miles [41.8 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)
- Hampden Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Hampden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Temple Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Temple Heights.
Cemeteries Near Temple Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Temple Heights.
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 Temple Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Temple Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Temple Heights, with the one closest to Temple Heights listed first.
- Saturday Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Northport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Belfast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Belfast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Belfast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Temple Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Temple Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Temple Heights, with the one closest to Temple Heights listed first.
- Northport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Islesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- East Northport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Lincolnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Rosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Searsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Castine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- City Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- City Point is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Brooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- West Brooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Temple Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Temple Heights.
Newspapers Published in Temple Heights ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Temple Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Temple Heights, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Temple Heights.
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 Temple Heights:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot 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 Temple Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Temple Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |