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 Arnolds Landing (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 Arnolds Landing. 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 Arnolds Landing ...
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 Arnolds Landing: Arnolds Lndg. (or less commonly used: Arnolds Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Arnolds Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Arnolds Landing may originally have been Arnold's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Arnolds Landing might be written as Arnold Landing.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Arnolds Landing is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Arnolds Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arnolds Landing:
- Somerset County (The home county of Arnolds Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Landing, with the one closest to Arnolds Landing listed first.
- Solon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Embden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Bingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Anson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East New Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Barron Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Cass Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cass Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Corner
- East Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brighton has also been known as:
- Brighton Plantation
- Anson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Landing, with the one closest to Arnolds Landing listed first.
- Kingfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- New Vineyard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Strong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Strong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Carrabassett Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Fairbanks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- New Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bigelow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bigelow is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Phillips
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Landing, with the one closest to Arnolds Landing listed first.
- Morrison Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Benton Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belgrade Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- North Belgrade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Benton Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Waterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Landing, with the one closest to Arnolds Landing listed first.
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corinna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Russell Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arnolds Landing, with the one closest to Arnolds Landing listed first.
- Wellington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Kingsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury Plantation
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Parkman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Abbot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monson Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sangerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lower Shirley Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
- Shirley Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
- Waldo County
- Burnham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arnolds Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Arnolds Landing.
Cemeteries Near Arnolds Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arnolds Landing.
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 Arnolds Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arnolds Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arnolds Landing, with the one closest to Arnolds Landing listed first.
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bingham Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Bingham.
- The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugartown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354971 <3>
- Emery Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Madison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Athens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<5>
While we didn't find Arnolds Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arnolds Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arnolds Landing, with the one closest to Arnolds Landing listed first.
- Solon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Embden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- South Solon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Solon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- North New Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Anson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
- Bingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East New Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- East Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Anson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brighton has also been known as:
- Brighton Plantation
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arnolds Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arnolds Landing.
Newspapers Published in Arnolds Landing ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arnolds Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arnolds Landing, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arnolds Landing.
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 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 Arnolds Landing:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Penobscot County
- Piscataquis County
- Waldo 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arnolds Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Arnolds Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |