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 Alna 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 Alna 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 Alna 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Alna Center: Alna Ctr. (or less commonly used: Alna Cen., Alna Cent. or Alna 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.
Alna Center is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Alna Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alna Center:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Alna Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alna Center, with the one closest to Alna Center listed first.
- Alna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Newcastle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Head Tide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Damariscotta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newcastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wiscasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harrington Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Nobleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hatchs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Edgecomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alna Center, with the one closest to Alna Center listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wales
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Drinkwater Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Wales Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Leeds Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sabattus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nason Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Curtis Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greene Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- Greene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Foggs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alna Center, with the one closest to Alna Center listed first.
- Harding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Brunswick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Harpswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Pennellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Cundys Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Harpswell Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Merepoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Harpswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bustins Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- West Harpswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alna Center, with the one closest to Alna Center listed first.
- East Pittston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- South Gardiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Pittston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Chelsea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gardiner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Farmingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hallowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Gardiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Batchelders Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alna Center, with the one closest to Alna Center listed first.
- Globe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- South Cushing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Warren Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Razorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Cushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Lucas Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burkettville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alna Center, with the one closest to Alna Center listed first.
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harwards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Murphys Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Days Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Richmond Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Woolwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoinham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- MacMahan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Arrowsic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- West Bath
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alna Center, with the one closest to Alna Center listed first.
- Palermo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- North Palermo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Searsmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Lincolnville Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Slab City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bickfords Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alna Center, see our County-by-County Page for Alna Center.
Cemeteries Near Alna Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alna 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.
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 Alna Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alna Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alna Center, with the one closest to Alna Center listed first.
- Alna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sheepscott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quinnam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntoon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Herriman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhumrill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ancient Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- Whitefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glidden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside - Norris Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #982092 <2>
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 Alna Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alna Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alna Center, with the one closest to Alna Center listed first.
- Alna
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Newcastle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Head Tide
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Damariscotta Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Damariscotta Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damariscotta Mills
- Wiscasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Newcastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newcastle
- Newcastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Damariscotta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Edgecomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nobleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Jefferson is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Dresden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- East Pittston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alna Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alna Center.
Newspapers Published in Alna 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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alna Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alna Center, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alna Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Alna Center:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Sagadahoc 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 Alna Center, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alna Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |