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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 Dresden (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 Dresden. 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.

Dresden is located in Lincoln County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties 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 Dresden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dresden:

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Dresden)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
    • Wales
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Wales Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Drinkwater Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Leeds Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
    • Nason Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sabattus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Curtis Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <1>
    • Durham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
    • Greene Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
    • South Gardiner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • East Pittston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardiner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pittston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittston
      • From Dresden to Pittston
    • Randolph
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <1>
    • Chelsea
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Farmingdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
      • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <1>
    • West Gardiner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
      • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
    • Litchfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hallowell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Batchelders Crossing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Litchfield Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
    • Globe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Globe
      • From Dresden to Globe
    • Stickney Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <1>
    • Friendship
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <1>
    • Warren Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lucas Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Cushing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
    • Warren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cushing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Burkettville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
    • Richmond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Harwards
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harwards
      • From Dresden to Harwards
    • Richmond Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bowdoinham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Days Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Murphys Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bowdoin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
      • Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
    • Woolwich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
      • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <1>
    • Bath
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Arrowsic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsic
      • Arrowsic is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsic <1>
    • Pejepscot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Topsham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
      • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <1>
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.
    • Palermo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <1>
    • Liberty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <1>
    • North Palermo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Montville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dresden, see our County-by-County Page for Dresden.

Cemeteries Near Dresden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dresden.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dresden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mayers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Herriman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herriman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herriman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forrest Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coss Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coss Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coss Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gaubert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaubert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaubert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cotton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Call Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Call Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Call Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Seigars Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seigars Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seigars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Quinnam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinnam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quinnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dresden had a population of 265 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dresden had a population of 1,681 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dresden, with the one closest to Dresden listed first.

  • West Dresden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dresden
    • West Dresden is located in Lincoln County
  • Cedar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Iceboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceboro
    • Iceboro is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Dresden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Gardiner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
    • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
  • Alna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Head Tide
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Head Tide. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
    • Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Head Tide
    • From Dresden to Head Tide
  • East Pittston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitefield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
    • Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitefield <1>
  • Harwards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
    • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harwards
    • From Dresden to Harwards
  • Wiscasset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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    • North Newcastle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pittston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittston
      • From Dresden to Pittston
    • Randolph
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dresden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dresden.

Newspapers Published in Dresden ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dresden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dresden, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dresden.

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 Dresden:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dresden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<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 Dresden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Dresden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dresden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1076, Longitude: -69.7245    









 

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