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 Reed 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 Reed 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.
Name Variations for Reed Plantation ...
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: Read Plantation.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook 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 Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Reed Plantation. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reed Plantation:
- Aroostook County (The home county of Reed Plantation)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Plantation, with the one closest to Reed Plantation listed first.
- Bancroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Wytopitlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Glenwood Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Macwahoc Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Haynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Molunkus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orient
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benedicta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Amity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Plantation, with the one closest to Reed Plantation listed first.
- Drew Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Kingman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plantation of Prentiss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mattawamkeag
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Carroll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carroll is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Carroll has also been known as:
- Carroll Plantation
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Sherman Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Medway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stacyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- East Millinocket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Plantation, with the one closest to Reed Plantation listed first.
- Danforth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forest City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Forest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
- Brookton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Codyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Codyville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Codyville has also been known as:
- Codyville Plantation
- Topsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Topsfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Talmadge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talmadge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Lambert Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lambert Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reed Plantation, see our County-by-County Page for Reed Plantation.
Cemeteries Near Reed Plantation ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reed 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.
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 Reed Plantation - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reed Plantation covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reed Plantation, with the one closest to Reed Plantation listed first.
- Clifford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wytopitlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twombly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Toole Bean Spinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eastman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trout Brook Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Selden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (51 more) ...
- Tuck Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Karnes Gellerson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Reed Plantation in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reed Plantation.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reed Plantation, with the one closest to Reed Plantation listed first.
- Wytopitlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Bancroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- South Bancroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bancroft
- Macwahoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc
- Kingman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Danforth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monarda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monarda is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarda
- Orient
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawamkeag
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eaton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Benedicta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reed Plantation. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reed Plantation.
Newspapers Published in Reed 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 Reed Plantation.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reed Plantation, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reed Plantation.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Reed Plantation:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Aroostook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Penobscot County
- Washington 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Reed Plantation) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Reed Plantation, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |