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 Howland (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 Howland. 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.

Howland is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

• Penobscot County     (The home county of Howland)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Howland, with the one closest to Howland listed first.
  • West Enfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enfield
    • West Enfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Enfield <2>
  • Enfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Edinburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Passadumkeag
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passadumkeag
    • Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Maxfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
    • Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Olamon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olamon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olamon
    • Olamon is located in Penobscot County
  • Lowell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • East Lowell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lowell
    • East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
  • Seboeis Plantation
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seboeis Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
    • Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Greenbush
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
  • Lagrange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagrange
    • Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagrange <2>
  • Burlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
• Hancock County
  • Great Pond
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
    • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
• Piscataquis County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Howland, with the one closest to Howland listed first.
  • Medford Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
    • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
  • Medford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Adams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
  • Lake View Plantation
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
    • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Milo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <2>
  • Brownville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
    • Brownville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <2>
  • Atkinson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Brownville Junction
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
    • Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
  • Atkinson Mills
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
    • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
  • Sebec
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
    • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <2>
  • South Dover
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
    • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
  • Bowerbank
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
    • Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people

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

Newspapers Published in Howland ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howland, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howland.

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 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 Howland:

• Websites specific to Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Penobscot County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Hancock County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Piscataquis County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Penobscot County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Penobscot County

Cemeteries Near Howland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howland.

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

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

• West Enfield Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Enfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Enfield Cemetery
• Edinburg Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edinburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edinburg Cemetery
• Ridge Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
• West End Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West End Cemetery
• Hoyt Brook Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoyt Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoyt Brook Cemetery
• Sunny Slope Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Slope Cemetery
• Dennis Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennis Cemetery
• Welles Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welles Cemetery
• Medford Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medford Cemetery
• Lowell Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowell Cemetery
• Transalpine Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Transalpine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transalpine Cemetery
• Schoodic Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoodic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoodic Cemetery
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  • Hemlock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemlock Cemetery
  • Page Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
  • Long Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Ridge Cemetery

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 Howland had a population of 140 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Howland had a population of 1,171 people.

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

• Passadumkeag
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passadumkeag
  • Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
• Enfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
• Maxfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
  • Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• South Lincoln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
  • South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
• Seboeis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seboeis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis
  • Seboeis is located in Penobscot County
• Olamon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olamon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olamon
  • Olamon is located in Penobscot County
• Medford Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
  • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
• Lowell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
• Medford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
• Lagrange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagrange
  • Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagrange <2>
• Greenbush
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
• East Lowell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lowell
  • East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
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  • Boyd Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
    • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
  • South Lagrange
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lagrange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
    • South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
  • Burlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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