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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millinocket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millinocket
      • Millinocket is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millinocket <3>
    • East Millinocket
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Millinocket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millinocket
      • East Millinocket is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Millinocket <3>
    • Medway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Medway is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <3>
    • Stacyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
      • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Woodville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Mattawamkeag
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pea Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
    • Sherman Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
      • Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
    • Winn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Seboeis Plantation
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seboeis Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
      • Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Chester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Lincoln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
      • Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
    • Sherman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Sherman Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Mills
      • Sherman Mills is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman Mills <3>
    • Macwahoc Plantation
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macwahoc Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
      • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Crystal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Reed Plantation
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
      • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Wytopitlock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wytopitlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
      • Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
    • Glenwood Plantation
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
      • Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Hersey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
      • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Bancroft
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Piscataquis County
    • Lake View Plantation
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
      • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Old City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Piscataquis County
    • Adams
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
    • Medford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Brownville Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
      • Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
    • Medford Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
      • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
    • Brownville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
      • Brownville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowden, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<4>. 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 first visit 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 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martin of Tours Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
  • Fiske Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fiske Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fiske Cemetery
  • St. Benedict Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedict Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedict Cemetery
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
  • Silver Ridge Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Ridge Cemetery
  • Middle Chester Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Chester Cemetery
  • Snow Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
  • South Winn Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Winn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Winn Cemetery
  • North Chester Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Chester Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Sherman Mills Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Mills Cemetery
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Lincoln Center Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Center Cemetery
    • East Winn Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Winn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Winn Cemetery
    • Golden Ridge Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Ridge Cemetery

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Medway is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <3>
  • Woodville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Mattawamkeag
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Monarda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarda
    • Monarda is located in Aroostook County
  • Sherman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • North Lincoln
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lincoln
    • North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
  • Winn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Winn is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Macwahoc
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macwahoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc
    • Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
  • Sherman Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Mills
    • Sherman Mills is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman Mills <3>
  • Chester
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Seboeis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seboeis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis
      • Seboeis is located in Penobscot County
    • Lincoln Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
      • Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
    • South Lincoln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
      • South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County

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.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Bowden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6751, Longitude: -68.6711       In this case, the coordinates for Bowden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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