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 Cumberland Center Station (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 Cumberland Center Station. 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 Cumberland Center Station ...
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 Cumberland Center Station: Cumberland Ctr. Sta. (or less commonly used: Cumberland Cen. Sta., Cumberland Cent. Sta. or Cumberland Cntr. Sta.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Cumberland Center Station is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near Cumberland Center Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cumberland Center Station:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Cumberland Center Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Center Station, with the one closest to Cumberland Center Station listed first.
- Cumberland Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cumberland Foreside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
- Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Lower Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Upper Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Yarmouth Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Falmouth Foreside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- North Yarmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Waites Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
- Ireland Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Center Station, with the one closest to Cumberland Center Station listed first.
- Durham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Lisbon Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Rumford Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- East Poland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Littlefield Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Poland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Poland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Moussam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Center Station, with the one closest to Cumberland Center Station listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Center Station, with the one closest to Cumberland Center Station listed first.
- Trevett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Southport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Westport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Hatchs Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Center Station, with the one closest to Cumberland Center Station listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Otisfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Rankins Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Durgintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Hiram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Denmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Hebron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Center Station, with the one closest to Cumberland Center Station listed first.
- Pejepscot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sebasco Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sabino
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Small Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Bath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Phippsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Popham Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoinham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowsic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cumberland Center Station, with the one closest to Cumberland Center Station listed first.
- Chicopee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Buxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Kimbles Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Old Orchard Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bar Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Ocean Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hollis Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Hollis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Saco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cumberland Center Station, see our County-by-County Page for Cumberland Center Station.
Cemeteries Near Cumberland Center Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cumberland Center Station.
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 Cumberland Center Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cumberland Center Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cumberland Center Station, with the one closest to Cumberland Center Station listed first.
- Blanchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Merrill Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moss Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morrison Hill Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leighton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McGregor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foreside Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- West Cumberland Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leighton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Huston Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Cumberland Center Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cumberland Center Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cumberland Center Station, with the one closest to Cumberland Center Station listed first.
- Cumberland Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Falmouth ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Falmouth Foreside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- North Yarmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- West Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cumberland
- North Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Prides Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Cousins Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- East Deering
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Westbrook
(7 miles [11.3 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 Cumberland Center Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cumberland Center Station.
Newspapers Published in Cumberland Center Station ...
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 294 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumberland Center Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cumberland Center Station, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cumberland Center Station.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cumberland Center Station:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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 Cumberland Center Station, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cumberland Center Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |