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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Woodard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Woodard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Woodard, please Contact Us.
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 Woodard (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 Woodard. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Woodard is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Woodard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodard:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Woodard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodard, with the one closest to Woodard listed first.
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Pea Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
- Seboeis Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Winn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- West Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maxfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Howland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mattawamkeag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aroostook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodard, with the one closest to Woodard listed first.
- Molunkus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
- Macwahoc Plantation
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Benedicta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wytopitlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Reed Plantation
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodard, with the one closest to Woodard listed first.
- Medford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Lake View Plantation
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Medford Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Adams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Boyd Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Milo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Brownville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brownville Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
- Sebec
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Atkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Atkinson Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodard, see our County-by-County Page for Woodard.
Cemeteries Near Woodard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodard.
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 Woodard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodard, with the one closest to Woodard listed first.
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middle Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Transalpine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Winn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Chester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Half Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Long Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West End Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Winn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Enfield Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Fiske Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edinburg Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Academy Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Woodard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodard, with the one closest to Woodard listed first.
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
- Lincoln Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Seboeis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seboeis is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis
- North Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lincoln
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Maxfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Winn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Howland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Winn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winn
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mattawamkeag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Medway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodard.
Newspapers Published in Woodard ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodard, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodard.
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 Woodard:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aroostook County
- Piscataquis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Woodard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |