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 Pools 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 Pools 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 Pools 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Pools Landing: Pools Lndg. (or less commonly used: Pools Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Pools Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pools Landing may originally have been Pool's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pools Landing might be written as Pool Landing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Pools Landing is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Pools Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pools Landing:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Pools Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Landing, with the one closest to Pools Landing listed first.
- East Edgecomb
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Walpole
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgecomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pemaquid Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pemaquid Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Harbor
- Pemaquid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- East Boothbay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pemaquid Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pemaquid Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Beach
- Boothbay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trevett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Landing, with the one closest to Pools Landing listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drinkwater Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Wales
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Sabattus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wales Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Nason Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Leeds Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Landing, with the one closest to Pools Landing listed first.
- Harding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- East Harpswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Cundys Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pennellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Harpswell Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Harpswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Merepoint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- West Harpswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Bailey Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Landing, with the one closest to Pools Landing listed first.
- East Pittston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- South Gardiner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Gardiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Randolph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Farmingdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- South Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Litchfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Batchelders Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- West Gardiner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Landing, with the one closest to Pools Landing listed first.
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- South Cushing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Port Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cushing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Tenants Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Long Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Long Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
- Warren Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Saint George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Globe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Landing, with the one closest to Pools Landing listed first.
- Murphys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- MacMahan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Days Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Woolwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arrowsic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Phippsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sabino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pools Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Pools Landing.
Cemeteries Near Pools Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pools 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 Pools Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pools Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pools Landing, with the one closest to Pools Landing listed first.
- West Bristol Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Edgecomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Main Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farnham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ocean Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poole - Greenlaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glidden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Ancient Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Webber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Pools Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pools Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pools Landing, with the one closest to Pools Landing listed first.
- East Edgecomb
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- West Bristol
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Bristol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bristol
- Walpole
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgecomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Newcastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newcastle
- Pemaquid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Edgecomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trevett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boothbay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Boothbay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pemaquid Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pemaquid Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Beach
- Wiscasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pools Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pools Landing.
Newspapers Published in Pools 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pools Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pools Landing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pools Landing.
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 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 Pools Landing:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Sagadahoc County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pools Landing, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pools Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |