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 Fort Lyon (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 Fort Lyon. 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 Fort Lyon ...
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 Fort Lyon: Ft. Lyon
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fort Lyon. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Lyon.
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 and 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.
Fort Lyon 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 Fort Lyon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Lyon:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Fort Lyon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lyon, with the one closest to Fort Lyon listed first.
- Long Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Waites Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
- Peaks Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Diamond Island Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cliff Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Island
- Falmouth Foreside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Chandler Cove Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Cove Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cove Landing
- Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Chebeague Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lyon, with the one closest to Fort Lyon listed first.
- Durham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Lisbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Rumford Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Littlefield Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- West Poland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Moussam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Poland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lyon, with the one closest to Fort Lyon listed first.
- Mouse Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Southport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boothbay Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Westport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Boothbay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lyon, with the one closest to Fort Lyon listed first.
- Sebasco Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Small Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sabino
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Topsham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Popham Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Pejepscot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Phippsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Bath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arrowsic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woolwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Lyon, with the one closest to Fort Lyon listed first.
- Old Orchard Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Buxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Biddeford Pool
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bar Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chicopee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Biddeford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Lyon, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Lyon.
Cemeteries Near Fort Lyon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Lyon.
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 Fort Lyon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Lyon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Lyon, with the one closest to Fort Lyon listed first.
- Pond Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foreside Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McGregor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Western Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Marston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Fort Lyon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Lyon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Lyon, with the one closest to Fort Lyon listed first.
- Long Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peaks Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Deering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Falmouth Foreside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chebeague Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Deering
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Woodfords
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Pleasantdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Knightville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cousins Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Stroudwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Lyon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Lyon.
Newspapers Published in Fort Lyon ...
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 301 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Lyon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Lyon, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Lyon.
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 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 Fort Lyon:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Lincoln 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 Fort Lyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fort Lyon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |