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 Woodstock (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 Woodstock. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Woodstock is located in Oxford 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 Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Woodstock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodstock:
- Oxford County (The home county of Woodstock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
- North Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Bryant Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rumford Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dickvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- South Rumford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
- Livermore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Chase Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Howes Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Livermore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- South Livermore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Turner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Minot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Turner Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Livermore Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- East Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Bridgton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Otisfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Cobb Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Bridgton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- West Bridgton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Casco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Naples
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Shaker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
- Carthage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Berry Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- East Dixfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Jay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Chisholm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- North Jay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Weld
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- Wilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Wilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Chesterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
- North Fayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Wayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Kents Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Monmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Readfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winthrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
- Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
- Shelburne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beans Purchase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Gorham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upper Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodstock, see our County-by-County Page for Woodstock.
Cemeteries Near Woodstock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodstock.
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 Woodstock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodstock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
- Cole Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Curtis Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Paris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whales Back Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Birds Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stearns Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Forbes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Abram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Abram Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Abram Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Bethel.
- The Mt. Abram Cemetery has also been known as:
- Locke Mills Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90241 <3>
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 Woodstock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodstock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
- South Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- North Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Bryant Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Paris
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Sumner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sumner
- Sumner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rumford Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rumford Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dickvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- East Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- North Norway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- South Rumford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodstock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodstock.
Newspapers Published in Woodstock ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodstock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodstock, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodstock.
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 Woodstock:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Carroll County
- Coos 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- Woodstock) 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 Woodstock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |