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 Linnhaven West (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 Linnhaven West. 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 doctors and 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.
Linnhaven West 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 Linnhaven West. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linnhaven West:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Linnhaven West)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnhaven West, with the one closest to Linnhaven West listed first.
- Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pennellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Bunganuc Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Merepoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Harding
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Harpswell Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- East Harpswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harpswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cundys Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bustins Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- South Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnhaven West, with the one closest to Linnhaven West listed first.
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Drinkwater Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Sabattus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Lewiston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Wales
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner
(19 miles [30.6 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 Linnhaven West, with the one closest to Linnhaven West listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- South Monmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Purgatory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- West Gardiner
(23 miles [37 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
- South Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- East Monmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Monmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Pittston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Gardiner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Farmingdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnhaven West, with the one closest to Linnhaven West listed first.
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Trevett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Southport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Boothbay Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boothbay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Wiscasset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Edgecomb
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnhaven West, with the one closest to Linnhaven West listed first.
- East Otisfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Hebron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linnhaven West, with the one closest to Linnhaven West listed first.
- Topsham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pejepscot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Sabino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woolwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bowdoinham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Days Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Phippsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowsic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Sebasco Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linnhaven West, see our County-by-County Page for Linnhaven West.
Cemeteries Near Linnhaven West ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linnhaven West.
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 Linnhaven West - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linnhaven West covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linnhaven West, with the one closest to Linnhaven West listed first.
- Maquoit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- First Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gatchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Varney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varney Cemetery is located in Brunswick.
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Topsham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham Cemetery
- The Topsham Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Parish Cemetery
- First Parish Meeting House Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308231 <2>
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Flying Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberryhorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] 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 <2>
- Rogers 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.<3>
While we didn't find Linnhaven West in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Linnhaven West.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linnhaven West, with the one closest to Linnhaven West listed first.
- Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Topsham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- North Harpswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- Harpswell Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- East Harpswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Harding
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Cathance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cathance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathance
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- South Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cundys Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Orrs Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winnegance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linnhaven West. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linnhaven West.
Newspapers Published in Linnhaven West ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linnhaven West.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linnhaven West, 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 Linnhaven West.
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 Linnhaven West:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc 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 Linnhaven West, 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- Linnhaven West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |