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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 Greenwood (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 Greenwood. 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 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.

Greenwood is located in Oxford County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).

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

  • Oxford County     (The home county of Greenwood)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
    • West Minot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chase Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • North Turner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
      • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Turner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <1>
    • Mechanic Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Livermore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <1>
    • Howes Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Turner Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • North Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Poland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
    • West Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Moussam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
    • Harrison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <1>
    • North Bridgton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Otisfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
      • Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Bridgton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
      • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <1>
    • Cobb Cove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bridgton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Casco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <1>
    • South Bridgton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Naples
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Shaker Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
    • South Casco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Casco
      • South Casco is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Casco <1>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
    • Carthage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Berry Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chisholm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
    • East Dixfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dixfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • North Jay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Dryden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Weld
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
    • East Wilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
      • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
    • Wayne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <1>
    • Monmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • North Fayette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • North Monmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
      • North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <1>
    • North Wayne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Carroll County (NH)
  • Coos County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwood, with the one closest to Greenwood listed first.
    • Shelburne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
      • Shelburne is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <1>
    • Beans Purchase
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
      • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Gorham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Martins Location
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Location have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
      • Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Upper Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
      • Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Glen House
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
      • Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glen House
      • From Greenwood to Glen House
    • Greens Grant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
      • Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
    • Pinkhams Grant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkhams Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
      • Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people

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

Cemeteries Near Greenwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenwood.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Patch Mtn. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patch Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patch Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richardson Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowe Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Curtis Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrill Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howe Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howe Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howe Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cole Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bisbeetown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bisbeetown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bisbeetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (343 more) ...
    • Mt. Abram Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Abram Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Abram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stearns Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearns Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stearns Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Paris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Paris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Paris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Greenwood had a population of 512 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Greenwood had a population of 806 people.

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

  • West Paris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Norway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bryant Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • South Woodstock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
    • South Woodstock is located in Oxford County
  • North Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Paris
    • North Paris is located in Oxford County
  • North Woodstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • East Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
    • East Waterford is located in Oxford County
  • Lynchville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
    • Lynchville is located in Oxford County
  • North Waterford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Norway Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
    • Norway Lake is located in Oxford County
  • Norway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • East Stoneham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stoneham
      • East Stoneham is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stoneham <1>
    • Waterford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South Paris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Paris
      • South Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Paris <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Greenwood ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenwood, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenwood.

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 Greenwood:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Greenwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3190, Longitude: -70.6511       In this case, the coordinates for Greenwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Greenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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