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 Greenbush (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 Greenbush. 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 Greenbush ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Green Bush.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Greenbush. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenbush.
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 northeast 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 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.
Greenbush 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 Greenbush. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenbush:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Greenbush)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Olamon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olamon is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olamon
- Costigan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Costigan is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Passadumkeag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passadumkeag
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- South Lagrange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
- Howland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradford Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Great Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Great Pond is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Amherst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dedham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Otis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mariaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Osborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Waltham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waltham is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Boyd Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Medford Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Medford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Milo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <1>
- Atkinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Atkinson Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Lake View Plantation
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Brownville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Brownville Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
- Dover South Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Waldo County
- North Winterport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenbush, see our County-by-County Page for Greenbush.
Cemeteries Near Greenbush ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenbush.
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 Greenbush - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenbush covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Hemlock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dennis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoyt Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cardville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tribal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edinburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Milford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Number 2 Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- Number 1 Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Enfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawndale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Greenbush had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Greenbush had a population of 1,519 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenbush, with the one closest to Greenbush listed first.
- Argyle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Cardville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cardville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardville
- Olamon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olamon is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olamon
- Costigan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Costigan is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pea Cove is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Cove
- Passadumkeag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passadumkeag
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- South Lagrange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
- West Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Howland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Great Works
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Great Works is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
- Bradley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenbush. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenbush.
Newspapers Published in Greenbush ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenbush.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenbush, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenbush.
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 Greenbush:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Piscataquis 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 Greenbush, 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- Greenbush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |