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 Ligonia (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 Ligonia. 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 hospitals 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.
Ligonia 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 Ligonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ligonia:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Ligonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ligonia, with the one closest to Ligonia listed first.
- Cash Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Pleasantdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Stroudwater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Ferry Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- South Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sagamore Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Little Diamond Island Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scarborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ligonia, with the one closest to Ligonia listed first.
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Lisbon Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Rumford Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Littlefield Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Minot
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Moussam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ligonia, with the one closest to Ligonia listed first.
- Durgintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Rankins Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ligonia, with the one closest to Ligonia listed first.
- Small Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sebasco Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Topsham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Popham Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Pejepscot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Phippsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ligonia, with the one closest to Ligonia listed first.
- Old Orchard Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Buxton
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bar Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Biddeford Pool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chicopee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Airport Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ligonia, see our County-by-County Page for Ligonia.
Cemeteries Near Ligonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ligonia.
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 Ligonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ligonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ligonia, with the one closest to Ligonia listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Western Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stroudwater Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brooklawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooklawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
- The Brooklawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #852912 <2>
- Temple Beth El Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Beth El Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Beth El Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
- The Temple Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Beth El Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342716 <2>
- Bay View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eastern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Smith Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Ligonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ligonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ligonia, with the one closest to Ligonia listed first.
- Cash Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Knightville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Pleasantdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Stroudwater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- South Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodfords
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Deering
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- East Deering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Cumberland Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mills
- Westbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prides Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Peaks Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- West Scarborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ligonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ligonia.
Newspapers Published in Ligonia ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ligonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ligonia, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ligonia.
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 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 Ligonia:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Oxford 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 Ligonia, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ligonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |