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 Great Diamond Island Landing (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 Great Diamond Island Landing. 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 Great Diamond Island Landing ...
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 Great Diamond Island Landing: Great Diamond Is. Lndg. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Great Diamond Island Landing 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 Great Diamond Island Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Great Diamond Island Landing:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Great Diamond Island Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Diamond Island Landing, with the one closest to Great Diamond Island Landing listed first.
- Peaks Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Diamond Island Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waites Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
- Ferry Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cliff Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Island
- Falmouth Foreside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Chandler Cove Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Cove Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cove Landing
- Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Cash Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Diamond Island Landing, with the one closest to Great Diamond Island Landing listed first.
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Rumford Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Littlefield Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- West Poland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Minot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Diamond Island Landing, with the one closest to Great Diamond Island Landing listed first.
- Mouse Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Southport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trevett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Diamond Island Landing, with the one closest to Great Diamond Island Landing listed first.
- Sebasco Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Small Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Topsham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Popham Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Phippsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Pejepscot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- West Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowsic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woolwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Diamond Island Landing, with the one closest to Great Diamond Island Landing listed first.
- Old Orchard Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Saco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Biddeford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bar Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chicopee
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Airport Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Great Diamond Island Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Great Diamond Island Landing.
Cemeteries Near Great Diamond Island Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Great Diamond Island Landing.
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 Great Diamond Island Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Great Diamond Island Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Great Diamond Island Landing, with the one closest to Great Diamond Island Landing listed first.
- Pond Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eastern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Western Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foreside Community Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McGregor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Great Diamond Island Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Great Diamond Island Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Great Diamond Island Landing, with the one closest to Great Diamond Island Landing listed first.
- Peaks Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Deering
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- South Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knightville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Pleasantdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth Foreside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Deering
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Woodfords
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Cash Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 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
- Stroudwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Chebeague Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Great Diamond Island Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Great Diamond Island Landing.
Newspapers Published in Great Diamond Island Landing ...
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 308 newspapers that have been published in the area around Great Diamond Island Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Great Diamond Island Landing, 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 Great Diamond Island Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Great Diamond Island Landing:
- 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 Great Diamond Island Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Great Diamond Island Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |