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 Cold Brook (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 Cold Brook. 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 Cold Brook ...
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 Cold Brook: Cold Brk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cold Brook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cold Brook.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Cold Brook is located in 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 Cold Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cold Brook:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Cold Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
- Hampden Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Hampden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Hermon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Orrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bangor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Bangor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- North Newburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Brewer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Levant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodale Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Dedham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Verona Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Orland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Orland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- North Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- North Penobscot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- West Penobscot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Mariaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Amherst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Amherst is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
- Atkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Dover South Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Atkinson Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Boyd Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- South Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
- Detroit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Dogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Saint Albans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
- North Winterport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Winterport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Monroe Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Prospect Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Searsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Sandy Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Swanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cold Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Cold Brook.
Cemeteries Near Cold Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cold Brook.
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 Cold Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cold Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Orrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rug le Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Neallys Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birch Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Twining Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Cold Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cold Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cold Brook, with the one closest to Cold Brook listed first.
- Hermon Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hermon Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Center
- Hampden Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Hampden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Bangor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
- West Hampden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Hampden is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampden
- Snow Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Orrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Orrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- East Hampden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Hampden is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampden
- Hermon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Brewer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Brewer is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brewer
- Bangor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Bangor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bangor
- North Hermon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Hermon is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hermon
- Hermon Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hermon Pond is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Pond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cold Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cold Brook.
Newspapers Published in Cold Brook ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cold Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cold Brook, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cold Brook.
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 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 Cold Brook:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Cold Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cold Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |