Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bowden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bowden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowden, please Contact Us.
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 Bowden (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 Bowden. 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 northwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Bowden is historic, it would have been located within present day Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Bowden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowden:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Bowden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowden, with the one closest to Bowden listed first.
- Millinocket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Millinocket
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stacyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Mattawamkeag
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Sherman Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
- Winn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Seboeis Plantation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aroostook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowden, with the one closest to Bowden listed first.
- Benedicta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Molunkus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
- Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Sherman Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Macwahoc Plantation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Crystal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Reed Plantation
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Wytopitlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Glenwood Plantation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Hersey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hersey is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Bancroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Island Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowden, with the one closest to Bowden listed first.
- New City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New City is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Lake View Plantation
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Old City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Old City is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Medford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Brownville Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
- Medford Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Brownville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowden, see our County-by-County Page for Bowden.
Cemeteries Near Bowden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowden.
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 Bowden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowden, with the one closest to Bowden listed first.
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fiske Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Ridge Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middle Chester Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Winn Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Chester Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Village Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sherman Mills Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Winn Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Ridge Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 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.
While we didn't find Bowden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowden, with the one closest to Bowden listed first.
- Medway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Benedicta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stacyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Mattawamkeag
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monarda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monarda is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarda
- Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- North Lincoln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lincoln
- Winn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Macwahoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc
- Sherman Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seboeis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Seboeis is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis
- Lincoln Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- South Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowden.
Newspapers Published in Bowden ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowden, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowden.
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 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 Bowden:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aroostook County
- Piscataquis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bowden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bowden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |