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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 Waukeag (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 Waukeag. 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.

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 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.

Waukeag 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 Waukeag. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waukeag:

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Waukeag)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waukeag, with the one closest to Waukeag listed first.
    • West Sullivan
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • West Sullivan is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
    • Hancock
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • South Hancock
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • South Hancock is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hancock
    • Sullivan
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Road
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
    • East Sullivan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sorrento
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamoine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lamoine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
    • Salsbury Cove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Salsbury Cove is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cove
    • Hulls Cove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waukeag, with the one closest to Waukeag listed first.
    • Clifton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Clifton is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
    • East Eddington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
    • Holden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Holden is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <1>
    • Goodale Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Brewer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <1>
    • Eddington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waukeag, with the one closest to Waukeag listed first.
    • Prospect Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Sandy Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Prospect
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Stockton Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Winterport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waukeag, with the one closest to Waukeag listed first.
    • Steuben
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • East Steuben
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • East Steuben is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
    • Cherryfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Milbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Deblois
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Deblois is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Harrington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Beddington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Columbia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Columbia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Addison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Epping
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Epping is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
    • Columbia Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Beals
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Beals is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beals <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waukeag, see our County-by-County Page for Waukeag.

Cemeteries Near Waukeag ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waukeag.

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 Waukeag - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waukeag covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waukeag, with the one closest to Waukeag listed first.

  • Blaisdell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Salter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • York Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sumner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • East Franklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bragdon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Birch Tree Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bayview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 Waukeag in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waukeag.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Waukeag, with the one closest to Waukeag listed first.

  • West Sullivan
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • West Sullivan is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
  • Hancock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • South Hancock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • South Hancock is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hancock
  • Sullivan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Marlboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlboro is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
  • Hancock Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hancock Point is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Point
  • Egypt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Egypt is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Franklin Road
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
  • Lamoine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Franklin is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
  • Sorrento
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Sullivan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Lamoine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
    • Lamoine Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamoine Beach is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine Beach

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waukeag. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waukeag.

Newspapers Published in Waukeag ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waukeag.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waukeag, 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 Waukeag.

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 helpful 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 Waukeag:

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 Waukeag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Waukeag) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.