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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gumet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gumet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gumet, please Contact Us.
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 Gumet (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 Gumet. 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 southwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gumet is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Gumet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gumet:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Gumet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gumet, with the one closest to Gumet listed first.
- East Harpswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Pennellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Harding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cundys Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harpswell Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Merepoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Bunganuc Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bustins Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- West Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gumet, with the one closest to Gumet listed first.
- Durham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Penley Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Sabattus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wales
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Rumford Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gumet, with the one closest to Gumet listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- South Monmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- South Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Purgatory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- West Gardiner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- East Pittston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- East Monmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Gardiner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pittston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Knox County
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gumet, with the one closest to Gumet listed first.
- Southport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westport
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- West Boothbay Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Boothbay Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Bayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Edgecomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wiscasset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gumet, with the one closest to Gumet listed first.
- Sabino
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Topsham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Phippsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woolwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Days Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Sebasco Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Murphys Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gumet, see our County-by-County Page for Gumet.
Cemeteries Near Gumet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gumet.
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 Gumet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gumet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gumet, with the one closest to Gumet listed first.
- New Meadows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cranberryhorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberryhorn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cranberryhorn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Harpswell.
- The Cranberryhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Old Great Island Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89782 <3>
- Gatchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brunswick.
- The St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90507 <3>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Varney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varney Cemetery is located in Brunswick.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- First Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maquoit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Barlett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Gumet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gumet.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gumet, with the one closest to Gumet listed first.
- East Harpswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- North Harpswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- Harding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Cundys Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winnegance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
- Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harpswell Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Phippsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Topsham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woolwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bath
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Cathance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cathance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathance
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gumet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gumet.
Newspapers Published in Gumet ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gumet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gumet, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gumet.
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 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 Gumet:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Sagadahoc County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gumet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gumet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |