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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 Glenmere (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 Glenmere. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Glenmere 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 Glenmere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenmere:

  • Knox County     (The home county of Glenmere)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenmere, with the one closest to Glenmere listed first.
    • Martinsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Martinsville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Pleasant Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Port Clyde
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Tenants Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Cushing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • South Cushing is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
    • Long Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Long Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
    • Cushing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Friendship
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint George
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint George is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Spruce Head
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Thomaston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomaston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Warren Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
  • Cumberland County
    • Harding
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Harding is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenmere, with the one closest to Glenmere listed first.
    • East Pittston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • South Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • South Gardiner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
    • Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenmere, with the one closest to Glenmere listed first.
    • South Waldoboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Medomak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Loudville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Loudville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
    • Bremen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Eugley Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Round Pond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Waldoboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chamberlain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Monhegan Plantation
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Monhegan Plantation is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monhegan Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • New Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Monhegan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Monhegan is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monhegan
    • Pemaquid Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pemaquid Harbor is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Harbor
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenmere, with the one closest to Glenmere listed first.
    • MacMahan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
    • Murphys Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
    • Georgetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrowsic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bath
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Days Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
    • Woolwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Harwards
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
    • Richmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Popham Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
    • Phippsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sabino
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
    • West Bath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glenmere, with the one closest to Glenmere listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bickfords Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Searsmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Greers Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Slab City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • South Montville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • Belmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • West Searsmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • Islesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Glenmere ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenmere.

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

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

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Seaside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North Parish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocean View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loudville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Counce Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • South Warren Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • The Village Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (178 more) ...
    • Thomaston Village Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Port Clyde
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Martinsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Martinsville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Pleasant Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Tenants Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • South Cushing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Cushing is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
  • East Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Friendship is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
  • Cushing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint George
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint George is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • North Cushing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Cushing is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cushing
  • Spruce Head
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Waldoboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • South Warren
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • South Warren is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
    • Medomak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • South Thomaston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Glenmere ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenmere.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenmere, 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 Glenmere.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Glenmere:

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 Glenmere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Glenmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.