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 Mill (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 Mill. 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 Mill ...
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 Mill: Plummer Ml. (or less commonly used: Plummer Mll.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Plummer Mill is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near Plummer Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plummer Mill:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Plummer Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Mill, with the one closest to Plummer Mill listed first.
- Durham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lisbon Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Drinkwater Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Rumford Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Sabattus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Nason Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- East Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Mill, with the one closest to Plummer Mill listed first.
- North Pownal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bunganuc Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- New Gloucester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pennellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Merepoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- South Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Bustins Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Harding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- North Yarmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Mill, with the one closest to Plummer Mill listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- South Monmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Litchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Monmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Purgatory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- West Gardiner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- North Monmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pittston
(23 miles [37 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
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Mill, with the one closest to Plummer Mill listed first.
- South Dresden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Hatchs Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Westport
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Dresden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wiscasset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Boothbay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Southport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boothbay Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Head Tide
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Mill, with the one closest to Plummer Mill listed first.
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Spurrs Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Buckfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- East Sumner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Mill, with the one closest to Plummer Mill listed first.
- Pejepscot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Topsham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoinham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Harwards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Sabino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Mill, with the one closest to Plummer Mill listed first.
- Chicopee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plummer Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Plummer Mill.
Cemeteries Near Plummer Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plummer Mill.
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 Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plummer Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plummer Mill, with the one closest to Plummer Mill listed first.
- Vining Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Strout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gerrish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Littlefield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lunt Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plummer Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plummer Mill, with the one closest to Plummer Mill listed first.
- Durham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lisbon Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Center
- West Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
- South Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- Lisbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Pownal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- West Bowdoin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bowdoin
- South Lewiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lewiston
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Topsham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bowdoin Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- West Pownal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pownal
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plummer Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plummer Mill.
Newspapers Published in Plummer Mill ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plummer Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plummer Mill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plummer Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Plummer Mill:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln 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> | 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 Mill, 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' (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- Plummer Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |