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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 Glen Cove (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 Glen Cove. 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 Glen Cove ...

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 Glen Cove: Glen Cv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Glen Cove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Glen Cove.

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 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.

Glen Cove is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Glen Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Cove, with the one closest to Glen Cove listed first.
    • Rockland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rockport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • West Rockport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Owls Head
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Camden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Thomaston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Thomaston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • South Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • Warren
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Spruce Head
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Cove, with the one closest to Glen Cove listed first.
    • Sunset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cape Rosier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Harborside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Isle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Stonington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Castine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Deer Isle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Penobscot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountainville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
    • Oceanville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Sargentville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • West Brooksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Cove, with the one closest to Glen Cove listed first.
    • Branch Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • Windsor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Windsor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • North Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • East Pittston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • South China
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Cove, with the one closest to Glen Cove listed first.
    • South Waldoboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Davis Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Waldoboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Eugley Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Flanders Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Medomak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Bremen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nobleboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Harrington Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Loudville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Loudville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
    • Damariscotta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glen Cove, with the one closest to Glen Cove listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Islesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Northport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Bickfords Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Center Belmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Searsmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Slab City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • North Islesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Belmont Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner

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

Cemeteries Near Glen Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glen Cove.

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 Glen Cove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Seaview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glen Cove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Samoset Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tolman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Achorn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Farnsworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New Rockville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Head of Bay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Amesbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rockport Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomaston Village 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.<4>

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

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

  • Rockville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rockville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Owls Head
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Thomaston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Thomaston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ash Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ash Point is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Point
  • Camden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Warren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Warren is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
  • South Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Hope is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
  • Warren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Cushing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Cushing is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cushing
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Spruce Head
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Union
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Union is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
    • Warren Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station

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

Newspapers Published in Glen Cove ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glen Cove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glen Cove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glen Cove.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Glen Cove:

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>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- Glen Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Glen Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.