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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 Hodgdon (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 Hodgdon. 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 and hospitals 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.

Hodgdon is located in Aroostook 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 Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

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

  • Aroostook County     (The home county of Hodgdon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgdon, with the one closest to Hodgdon listed first.
    • Cary
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Cary is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Cary has also been known as:
      • Cary Plantation
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cary
      • From Hodgdon to Cary
    • Linneus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Houlton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • New Limerick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Amity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Ludlow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Littleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
      • Littleton is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Hammond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Smyrna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Oakfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dyer Brook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Smyrna Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgdon, with the one closest to Hodgdon listed first.
    • Patten
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sherman Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
      • Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
    • Mount Chase
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chase
      • Mount Chase is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hodgdon, with the one closest to Hodgdon listed first.
    • Danforth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <1>
    • Forest City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forest City
      • From Hodgdon to Forest City
    • Forest City Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
      • Forest City Landing is located in Washington County

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

Cemeteries Near Hodgdon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hodgdon.

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 Hodgdon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hodgdon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodgdon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodgdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Linneus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linneus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linneus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Corner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Soldiers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Soldiers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Limerick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Limerick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Limerick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Monicas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Monicas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Monicas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Amity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ludlow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludlow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ludlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Watson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hodgdon had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hodgdon had a population of 1,267 people.

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

  • Linneus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Houlton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Limerick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Amity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amity
    • North Amity is located in Aroostook County
  • Amity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Amity is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Littleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Smyrna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Oakfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Smyrna Mills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dyer Brook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Haynesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Orient
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orient. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
    • Orient is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <1>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Orient
    • From Hodgdon to Orient
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Hodgdon ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hodgdon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hodgdon, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hodgdon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hodgdon:

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

The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

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>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.
<3>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.
<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>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 Hodgdon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Hodgdon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hodgdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0540, Longitude: -67.8669    









 

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