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 Twin Brook (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 Twin Brook. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Twin Brook is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Twin Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twin Brook:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Twin Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Brook, with the one closest to Twin Brook listed first.
- Garland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- East Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- South Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silvers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
- Stetson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Bradford Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- Hancock County
- Bucksport Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Brook, with the one closest to Twin Brook listed first.
- Dover South Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- South Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Atkinson Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Dover - Foxcroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Howard Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Boyd Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Sangerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <1>
- Sebec
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Steadman Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Landing
- Guilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Brook, with the one closest to Twin Brook listed first.
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Saint Albans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Hartland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Mainstream
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- West Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Pittsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Brook, with the one closest to Twin Brook listed first.
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Winterport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Burnham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Monroe Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Winterport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winnecook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Frankfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twin Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Twin Brook.
Cemeteries Near Twin Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Brook.
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 Twin Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twin Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twin Brook, with the one closest to Twin Brook listed first.
- No Exeter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinthian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Garland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bragg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tibbets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boutell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Page Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Clark Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lucas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Twin Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twin Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twin Brook, with the one closest to Twin Brook listed first.
- Garland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- West Charleston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- East Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Exeter Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
- East Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Exeter
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- West Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- South Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Dover South Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Corinna Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna Center
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Twin Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twin Brook.
Newspapers Published in Twin Brook ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Brook, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twin Brook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Twin Brook:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Twin Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Twin Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |