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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 Glendon (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 Glendon. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Glendon is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Glendon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendon, with the one closest to Glendon listed first.
    • Harrington Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Nobleboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldoboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eugley Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Davis Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Flanders Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Damariscotta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newcastle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Newcastle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
    • Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bremen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Medomak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Alna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Alna is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alna <1>
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendon, with the one closest to Glendon listed first.
    • Wales
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Wales Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendon, with the one closest to Glendon listed first.
    • Harding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Harding is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Brunswick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Harpswell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
    • Cundys Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendon, with the one closest to Glendon listed first.
    • East Pittston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • South Windsor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • Windsor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Gardiner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
    • Pittston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Randolph
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • Farmingdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardiner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Branch Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • Augusta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hallowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendon, with the one closest to Glendon listed first.
    • Warren Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
    • Globe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Friendship
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Warren
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Stickney Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cushing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Cushing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Cushing is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
    • Razorville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Razorville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
    • Washington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Lucas Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
    • Saint George
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint George is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendon, with the one closest to Glendon listed first.
    • Richmond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Murphys Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
    • Harwards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
    • Days Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
    • Woolwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
    • Bath
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • MacMahan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
    • Arrowsic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowdoinham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowdoin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendon, with the one closest to Glendon listed first.
    • South Montville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • Liberty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Palermo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnville Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Searsmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Slab City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • West Searsmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • Bickfords Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Montville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • North Palermo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • North Palermo is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
    • Center Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Belmont Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Glendon, see our County-by-County Page for Glendon.

Cemeteries Near Glendon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glendon.

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 Glendon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dunbar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Creamer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Forest Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Barstow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trash Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eugley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Waldoboro.
    • The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Benner Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312392 <3>
  • Shuman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Comery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (318 more) ...
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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 Glendon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glendon.

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

  • Nobleboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Winslows Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Winslows Mills is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslows Mills
  • West Waldoboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Waldoboro
  • Waldoboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Damariscotta Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Damariscotta Mills is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damariscotta Mills
  • Broad Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Broad Cove is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Cove
  • Orffs Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Orffs Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orffs Corner
  • Newcastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Damariscotta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Waldoboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Waldoboro
  • South Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Jefferson is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
  • North Newcastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bremen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Medomak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak

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

Newspapers Published in Glendon ...

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 Glendon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glendon, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glendon.

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 Glendon:

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>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- Glendon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Glendon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.