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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 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Lyon: Ft. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
      • Long Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Island <2>
    • Waites Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
      • Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Island
      • Cliff Island is located in Cumberland County
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth Foreside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
    • Chandler Cove Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cove Landing
      • Chandler Cove Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Falmouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <2>
    • Cumberland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
    • Chebeague Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chebeague Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chebeague Island
      • Chebeague Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chebeague Island <2>
    • Ferry Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
      • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Portland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland Foreside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Foreside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Fort Lyon, with the one closest to Fort Lyon listed first.
    • Durham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Lisbon Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Danville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
    • Lisbon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Penley Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
      • Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Rumford Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
      • Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
    • Littlefield Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
      • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • West Poland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Poland
      • West Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Poland <2>
    • East Poland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
      • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Moussam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
      • Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
    • Poland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 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 <2>
    • Lewiston
      (28 miles [45.1 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 <2>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
      • Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
    • Southport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Trevett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Boothbay Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boothbay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothbay Harbor
      • Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothbay Harbor <2>
    • West Boothbay Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boothbay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
      • West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
    • Westport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebasco Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Small Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Sabino
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
      • Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Topsham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Pejepscot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
      • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Phippsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • West Bath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Georgetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
    • Arrowsic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Bath
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Woolwich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Days Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
      • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
    • MacMahan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
      • MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Orchard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Beach
      • Old Orchard Beach is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Orchard Beach <2>
    • Ocean Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Kinney Shores
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
      • Kinney Shores is located in York County
    • Buxton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Biddeford Pool
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Saco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Saco is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <2>
    • Bar Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Chicopee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Chicopee is located in York County
    • Kimbles Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
      • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
    • Biddeford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Airport Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
      • Airport Village is located in York County
    • Dayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Hollis Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Center
      • Hollis Center is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis Center <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Lyon, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3>. 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 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 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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pond Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Cove Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastern Cemetery
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Settlers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Cemetery
  • Foreside Community Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Western Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Western Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Western Cemetery
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrill Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Graveyard
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...
    • Marston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marston Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Long Island is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Island <2>
  • Peaks Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • East Deering
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
    • East Deering is located in Cumberland County
  • Falmouth Foreside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth Foreside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
  • Falmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <2>
  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chebeague Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chebeague Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chebeague Island
    • Chebeague Island is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chebeague Island <2>
  • Cumberland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
  • Deering
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Deering is located in Cumberland County
  • Woodfords
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
    • Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
  • Pleasantdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
    • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
  • Knightville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
    • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • South Portland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cousins Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cousins Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
      • Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
    • Stroudwater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
      • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Lyon. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Lyon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Lyon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6915, Longitude: -70.1842       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Lyon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Fort Lyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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