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 Glenwood (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 Glenwood. 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 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.
Glenwood is located in Aroostook 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 Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Glenwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glenwood:
- Aroostook County (The home county of Glenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Glenwood Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Reed Plantation
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Haynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Bancroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Wytopitlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Macwahoc Plantation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Orient
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sherman Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Molunkus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
- Benedicta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Drew Plantation
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Kingman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sherman Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
- Plantation of Prentiss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stacyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Mattawamkeag
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patten
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Medway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- East Millinocket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carroll is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Carroll has also been known as:
- Carroll Plantation
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Danforth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
- Brookton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Codyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Codyville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Codyville has also been known as:
- Codyville Plantation
- Topsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Topsfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glenwood, see our County-by-County Page for Glenwood.
Cemeteries Near Glenwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glenwood.
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 Glenwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glenwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- Twombly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eastman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rollins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clifford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Toole Bean Spinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Karnes Gellerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blaisdell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wytopitlock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (64 more) ...
- Selden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drew Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Glenwood had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glenwood, with the one closest to Glenwood listed first.
- South Bancroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bancroft
- Haynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Bancroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Wytopitlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Monarda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monarda is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarda
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Macwahoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc
- Orient
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Danforth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benedicta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Kingman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Island Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glenwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glenwood.
Newspapers Published in Glenwood ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glenwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glenwood, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glenwood.
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 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 Glenwood:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Aroostook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Penobscot County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glenwood) 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 Glenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |