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 Plummer 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 Plummer 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 Plummer 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 Plummer Landing: Plummer Lndg. (or less commonly used: Plummer Lndng.)
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 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 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.
Plummer 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 Plummer Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plummer Landing:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Plummer Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Landing, with the one closest to Plummer Landing listed first.
- Bridgton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Bridgton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Harrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Bridgton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Otisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Cobb Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Casco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sebago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Landing, with the one closest to Plummer Landing listed first.
- West Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Moussam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- West Minot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Minot
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Littlefield Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- North Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Rumford Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Landing, with the one closest to Plummer Landing listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Denmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- East Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- South Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- Sweden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Fryeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lovell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Waterford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Brownfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Landing, with the one closest to Plummer Landing listed first.
- Cornish
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Limington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- East Limington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Limington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- South Limington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- North Parsonsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Chicopee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Limerick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parsonsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Landing, with the one closest to Plummer Landing listed first.
- South Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- North Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Intervale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- East Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Effingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Landing, with the one closest to Plummer Landing listed first.
- Beans Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Shelburne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plummer Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Plummer Landing.
Cemeteries Near Plummer Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plummer 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 Plummer Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plummer Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plummer Landing, with the one closest to Plummer Landing listed first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trafton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Finnish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- Strout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palmer - Ingalls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Plummer Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plummer Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plummer Landing, with the one closest to Plummer Landing listed first.
- Bridgton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- North Bridgton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harrison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Bridgton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Bolsters Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolsters Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolsters Mills
- East Denmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Otisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- South Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edes Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
- East Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- West Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plummer Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plummer Landing.
Newspapers Published in Plummer 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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plummer Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plummer Landing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plummer Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Plummer Landing:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Oxford County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Coos 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> | 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 Plummer Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plummer Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |