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 Woodmans Mills (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 Woodmans Mills. 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 Woodmans Mills ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Woodmans Mills: Woodmans Mls. (or less commonly used: Woodmans Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Woodmans Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Woodmans Mills may originally have been Woodman's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Woodmans Mills might be written as Woodman Mills.
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 doctors 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.
Woodmans Mills is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Woodmans Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodmans Mills:
- Waldo County (The home county of Woodmans Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmans Mills, with the one closest to Woodmans Mills listed first.
- South Montville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Searsmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Searsmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bickfords Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Belmont Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Morrill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmans Mills, with the one closest to Woodmans Mills listed first.
- Harborside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Castine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- West Penobscot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Bucksport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Bucksport Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Brooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Little Deer Isle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Orland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmans Mills, with the one closest to Woodmans Mills listed first.
- Branch Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- China
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South China
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- South Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Benton Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- North Vassalboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Vassalboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmans Mills, with the one closest to Woodmans Mills listed first.
- West Appleton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burkettville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- South Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmans Mills, with the one closest to Woodmans Mills listed first.
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Flanders Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Coopers Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldoboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Eugley Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- South Waldoboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Nobleboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmans Mills, with the one closest to Woodmans Mills listed first.
- Dixmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- East Dixmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- South Newburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Newburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Plymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodmans Mills, with the one closest to Woodmans Mills listed first.
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Detroit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Pittsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodmans Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Woodmans Mills.
Cemeteries Near Woodmans Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodmans Mills.
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 Woodmans Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodmans Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodmans Mills, with the one closest to Woodmans Mills listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weymouth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greer Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90048 <3>
- Hannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sprague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lassell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Searsmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Woodmans Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodmans Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodmans Mills, with the one closest to Woodmans Mills listed first.
- South Montville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- West Appleton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Searsmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Searsmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Searsmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
- North Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
- South Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Liberty is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Liberty
- Burkettville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Whites Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Corner
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodmans Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodmans Mills.
Newspapers Published in Woodmans Mills ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodmans Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodmans Mills, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodmans Mills.
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 helpful 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 Woodmans Mills:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Woodmans Mills, 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' (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- Woodmans Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |