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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 Dunns (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 Dunns. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Dunns is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.

Below are the counties that are near Dunns. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dunns:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Dunns)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
    • Pownal
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
      • Pownal is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pownal <1>
    • North Yarmouth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Yarmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
      • North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
    • Upper Village ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
      • Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Yarmouth Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
      • Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
    • East Gray
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
      • East Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Yarmouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lower Village ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Cumberland Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Center
      • Cumberland Center is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland Center <1>
    • Freeport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Pownal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
      • North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
    • South Freeport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
      • South Freeport is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Freeport <1>
    • Cumberland Foreside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Foreside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
      • Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
    • Durham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Danville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
    • Lisbon Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Penley Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
      • Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Rumford Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
      • Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
    • Lisbon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Littlefield Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
      • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • East Poland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
      • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
    • Lewiston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
    • Minot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
      • Minot is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • Moussam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
      • Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
    • Litchfield Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
      • Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
    • Litchfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • South Monmouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
      • South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
    • Batchelders Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
      • Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
    • Monmouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • East Monmouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
      • East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
    • North Monmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
      • North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <1>
    • West Gardiner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
    • South Dresden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
      • South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
    • Westport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
      • Former name for Westport:
      • Westport Island
    • Hatchs Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
      • Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • Southport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <1>
    • Trevett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevett
      • Trevett is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevett <1>
    • Boothbay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Mouse Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
      • Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
    • West Boothbay Harbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boothbay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
      • West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
    • Boothbay Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Edgecomb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
      • Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgecomb <1>
    • Wiscasset
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Dresden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
    • Spurrs Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
      • Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
    • East Otisfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
      • East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
    • Oxford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
    • Hebron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • East Hiram
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Hiram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
      • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
    • Norway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
    • South Paris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Paris
      • South Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Paris <1>
    • East Denmark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
      • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
    • Hiram
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Buckfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Denmark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Durgintown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
      • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
    • Pejepscot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
      • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Topsham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Sabino
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
      • Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
    • West Bath
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
      • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <1>
    • Sebasco Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebasco Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebasco Estates
      • Sebasco Estates is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebasco Estates <1>
    • Bowdoin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Bowdoinham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Phippsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
      • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <1>
    • Small Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Point
      • Small Point is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Small Point <1>
    • Arrowsic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Days Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
      • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dunns, with the one closest to Dunns listed first.
    • Chicopee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Chicopee is located in York County
    • Buxton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Buxton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
    • Kimbles Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
      • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
    • Bar Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • East Limington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Limington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
      • East Limington is located in York County
    • Old Orchard Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • North Limington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Limington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
      • North Limington is located in York County
    • Ocean Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
      • Ocean Park is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Park <1>
    • Hollis Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollis Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Center
      • Hollis Center is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis Center <1>
    • Kinney Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
      • Kinney Shores is located in York County
    • Hollis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
    • Limington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Dunns ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dunns.

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 Dunns covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pineland Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineland Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineland Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moss Side Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Cumberland Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cumberland Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cumberland Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Ledge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Freeport Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Freeport Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Freeport 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>

While we didn't find Dunns in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dunns.

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

  • North Yarmouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Yarmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
    • North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
  • Walnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Pownal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
    • Pownal is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pownal <1>
  • Yarmouth Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
    • Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
  • West Pownal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pownal
    • West Pownal is located in Cumberland County
  • Gray Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
    • Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
  • Cumberland Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Center
    • Cumberland Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland Center <1>
  • Yarmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Gray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
    • East Gray is located in Cumberland County
  • West Cumberland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cumberland
    • West Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • South Freeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
    • South Freeport is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Freeport <1>
  • Freeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Pownal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
      • North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
    • North Gray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gray
      • North Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Gray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Dunns ...

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 281 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunns.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dunns, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dunns.

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 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 Dunns:

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

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 Dunns, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunns) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8562, Longitude: -70.2148       In this case, the coordinates for Dunns have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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