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 Codyville (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 Codyville. 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 Codyville ...

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 have occurred.

Codyville has also been known as: Codyville Plantation.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Codyville is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

Below are the counties that are near Codyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Codyville:

• Washington County     (The home county of Codyville)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
  • Topsfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
    • Topsfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Brookton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
    • Brookton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookton <1>
  • Lambert Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambert Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Lake
    • Lambert Lake is located in Washington County
  • Waite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite
    • Waite is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Talmadge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmadge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
    • Talmadge is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Forest City Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
    • Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
  • Forest City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Forest City is located in Washington County
  • Vanceboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
    • Vanceboro is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Danforth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
    • Danforth is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <1>
  • Grand Lake Stream Plantation
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream Plantation
    • Grand Lake Stream Plantation is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Princeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <1>
  • Grand Lake Stream
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
    • Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <1>
• Aroostook County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
  • Weston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
  • Bancroft
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Wytopitlock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Orient
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orient. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
    • Orient is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <1>
  • Reed Plantation
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Haynesville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
    • Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Macwahoc Plantation
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
• Penobscot County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Codyville, with the one closest to Codyville listed first.
  • Carroll
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Carroll has also been known as:
    • Carroll Plantation
  • Plantation of Prentiss
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation of Prentiss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation of Prentiss
    • Plantation of Prentiss is located in Penobscot County
  • South Springfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Springfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
    • South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Springfield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <1>
  • Drew Plantation
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drew Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
    • Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
  • Lakeville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Kingman
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
    • Kingman is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Codyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Codyville.

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 Codyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Brookton Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookton Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Eaton Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Vanceboro Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanceboro Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2676857 <4>
• Danforth Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danforth Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danforth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Annes Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Rockland Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockland Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of McAdam (NB).
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171983 <4>
• Princeton Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princeton Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Princeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Scotch Ridge Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotch Ridge Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351522 <4>
• Butterfield Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butterfield Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butterfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Trout Brook Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trout Brook Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trout Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lakeview Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Ballie Baptist Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballie Baptist Cemetery
• Continue List   (37 more) ...
  • Smith Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brackett Cemetery
    • Weston Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503908 <4>
  • Belding Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moores Mills Annex Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Mills Annex Cemetery
    • The Moores Mills Annex Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moores Mill Annex Cemetery
    • Moores Mills New Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2464028 <4>

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.<5>

While we didn't find Codyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Codyville.

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

• Topsfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
  • Topsfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
• Brookton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
  • Brookton is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookton <1>
• Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Washington County
• Lambert Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambert Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Lake
  • Lambert Lake is located in Washington County
• Waite
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite
  • Waite is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
• Eaton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Washington County
• Forest City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Washington County
• Vanceboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
  • Vanceboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
• Danforth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
  • Danforth is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <1>
• Princeton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <1>
• Carroll
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Carroll has also been known as:
  • Carroll Plantation
• Grand Lake Stream
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
  • Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <1>
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Weston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
  • South Springfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Springfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
    • South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Baileyville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Baileyville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Codyville ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Codyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Codyville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Codyville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Codyville:

• Websites specific to Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Washington County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Aroostook County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Penobscot County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Codyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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