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 Woodland Center (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 Woodland Center. 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 Woodland Center ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Woodland Center: Woodland Ctr. (or less commonly used: Woodland Cen., Woodland Cent. or Woodland Cntr.)

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 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.

Woodland Center 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 Woodland Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodland Center:

• Aroostook County     (The home county of Woodland Center)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Center, with the one closest to Woodland Center listed first.
  • Perham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Perham is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <1>
  • New Sweden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
    • New Sweden is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sweden <1>
  • Barretts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
    • Barretts is located in Aroostook County
  • North Lyndon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyndon
    • North Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
  • Washburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <1>
  • Caribou
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
    • Caribou is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <1>
  • Westmanland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmanland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmanland
    • Westmanland is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Adaline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
    • Adaline is located in Aroostook County
  • McGraw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • McGraw is located in Aroostook County
    • McGraw has also been known as:
    • McGraw Siding
  • Wade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Wade is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Grimes Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Mill
    • Grimes Mill is located in Aroostook County
  • Hurd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd
    • Hurd is located in Aroostook County
  • Crouseville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouseville
    • Crouseville is located in Aroostook County

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

Cemeteries Near Woodland Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland Center.

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

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

• Woodland Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Johnson Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southeast of Caribou.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2579677 <5>
• Fairview Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Nilsen Ackerson Family Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nilsen Ackerson Family Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nilsen Ackerson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Williams Family Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Family Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• New Holy Rosary Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Holy Rosary Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Capitol Hill Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capitol Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capitol Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• West Road Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Road Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Westmanland Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westmanland Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westmanland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery
  • The Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1453502 <5>
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
• Holy Rosary Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in the vicinity of North Lyndon
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #797292 <5>
  • Riverside Extension Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Extension Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Extension Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Woodland Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodland Center.

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

• Perham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Perham is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <1>
• New Sweden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • New Sweden is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sweden <1>
• Washburn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Washburn is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <1>
• North Lyndon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyndon
  • North Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
• Caribou
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
  • Caribou is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <1>
• Jemtland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jemtland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemtland
  • Jemtland is located in Aroostook County
• Acadia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acadia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
  • Acadia is located in Aroostook County
• Hurd
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd
  • Hurd is located in Aroostook County
• Roberts
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Roberts is located in Aroostook County
• East Lyndon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lyndon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyndon
  • East Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
• Castle Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Castle Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
  • Castle Hill is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
• Parkhurst
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
  • Parkhurst is located in Aroostook County
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  • Mapleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <1>
  • Presque Isle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
    • Presque Isle is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presque Isle <1>
  • Limestone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Limestone is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Woodland Center ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland Center, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland Center.

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 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 Woodland Center:

• 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

• 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 Woodland Center. 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/