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 Macwahoc Plantation (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 Macwahoc Plantation. 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 hospitals and 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.
Macwahoc Plantation 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 Macwahoc Plantation. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macwahoc Plantation:
- Aroostook County (The home county of Macwahoc Plantation)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macwahoc Plantation, with the one closest to Macwahoc Plantation listed first.
- Molunkus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
- Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
- Reed Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Wytopitlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wytopitlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Glenwood Plantation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
- Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Benedicta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedicta
- Benedicta is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benedicta <2>
- Haynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Sherman Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Mills
- Sherman Mills is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman Mills <2>
- Sherman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
- Crystal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Orient
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- 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 <2>
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macwahoc Plantation, with the one closest to Macwahoc Plantation listed first.
- Drew Plantation
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drew Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
- Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Kingman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Kingman is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <2>
- Mattawamkeag
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawamkeag
- Mattawamkeag is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawamkeag <2>
- Plantation of Prentiss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation of Prentiss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation of Prentiss
- Plantation of Prentiss is located in Penobscot County
- Winn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Medway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <2>
- East Millinocket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Millinocket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millinocket
- East Millinocket is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Millinocket <2>
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
- Carroll
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Carroll is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Carroll has also been known as:
- Carroll Plantation
- Sherman Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
- Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
- Lee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macwahoc Plantation, with the one closest to Macwahoc Plantation listed first.
- Danforth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Brookton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Brookton is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookton <2>
- Forest City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- 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
- Forest City Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
- Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
- Topsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Topsfield is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Codyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Codyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
- Codyville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Codyville has also been known as:
- Codyville Plantation
- Talmadge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macwahoc Plantation, see our County-by-County Page for Macwahoc Plantation.
Cemeteries Near Macwahoc Plantation ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macwahoc Plantation.
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 Macwahoc Plantation covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macwahoc Plantation, with the one closest to Macwahoc Plantation listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rollins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wytopitlock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wytopitlock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wytopitlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Clifford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Silver Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Drew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pierce Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Belding Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belding Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Twombly Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twombly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twombly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eastman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fiske Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fiske Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fiske Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (45 more) ...
- Toole Bean Spinney Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toole Bean Spinney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toole Bean Spinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedict Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedict Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Chester Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Chester Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Toole Bean Spinney 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>
While we didn't find Macwahoc Plantation in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Macwahoc Plantation.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Macwahoc Plantation, with the one closest to Macwahoc Plantation listed first.
- Macwahoc
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Kingman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Kingman is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <2>
- Wytopitlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wytopitlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Mattawamkeag
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawamkeag
- Mattawamkeag is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawamkeag <2>
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Monarda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Winn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - South Bancroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bancroft
- South Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Benedicta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedicta
- Benedicta is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benedicta <2>
- Medway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <2>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Winn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
- Sherman Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Mills
- Sherman Mills is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman Mills <2>
- East Winn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macwahoc Plantation. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macwahoc Plantation.
Newspapers Published in Macwahoc Plantation ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macwahoc Plantation.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macwahoc Plantation, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macwahoc Plantation.
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 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 Macwahoc Plantation:
- 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 Aroostook County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Penobscot County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Penobscot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Maine
- Cemeteries of Aroostook County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Maine
- Cemeteries of Aroostook County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macwahoc Plantation. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Macwahoc Plantation, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Macwahoc Plantation) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macwahoc Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6412, Longitude: -68.2439 In this case, the coordinates for Macwahoc Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |