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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 Pownal (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 Pownal. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Pownal is located in Cumberland County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties 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 Pownal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pownal:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Pownal)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pownal, with the one closest to Pownal listed first.
    • North Pownal
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Freeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Yarmouth Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Yarmouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Yarmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
      • North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Yarmouth
      • From Pownal to North Yarmouth
    • East Gray
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
      • East Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Gray
      • From Pownal to East Gray
    • New Gloucester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gloucester
      • New Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Gloucester <1>
    • Lower Village ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Upper Village ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
      • Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Yarmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Freeport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
      • South Freeport is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Freeport <1>
    • Cumberland Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Center
      • Cumberland Center is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland Center <1>
    • Gray
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
  • Androscoggin County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pownal, with the one closest to Pownal listed first.
    • Litchfield Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Litchfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Monmouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Batchelders Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Monmouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • East Monmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • North Monmouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
      • North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <1>
    • West Gardiner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
      • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
    • South Gardiner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Winthrop
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <1>
    • Gardiner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln County
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pownal, with the one closest to Pownal listed first.
    • Spurrs Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Otisfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
    • Hebron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Norway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
    • South Paris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Paris
      • South Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Paris <1>
    • Paris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
    • East Denmark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • East Hiram
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Hiram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
      • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Hiram
      • From Pownal to East Hiram
    • Hiram
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pownal, with the one closest to Pownal listed first.
    • Pejepscot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Topsham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
      • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <1>
    • Bowdoin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
      • Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
    • Sabino
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • West Bath
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
      • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <1>
    • Bowdoinham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bath
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sebasco Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebasco Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebasco Estates
      • Sebasco Estates is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebasco Estates <1>
    • Days Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Phippsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
      • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <1>
    • Woolwich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
      • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <1>
    • Arrowsic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsic
      • Arrowsic is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsic <1>
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pownal, with the one closest to Pownal listed first.
    • Chicopee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimbles Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Buxton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Buxton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
    • Bar Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Limington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Limington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Old Orchard Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ocean Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
      • Ocean Park is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Park <1>
    • Hollis Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
    • Limington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Limington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pownal, see our County-by-County Page for Pownal.

Cemeteries Near Pownal ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pownal.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pownal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pownal, with the one closest to Pownal listed first.

  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stetson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stetson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stetson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pineland Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineland Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineland Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (417 more) ...
    • North Freeport Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Freeport Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Freeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Collins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sylvester Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pownal had a population of 105 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pownal had a population of 1,566 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pownal, with the one closest to Pownal listed first.

  • West Pownal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pownal
    • West Pownal is located in Cumberland County
  • North Pownal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Freeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Durham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
    • West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
  • Gray Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
    • Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
  • North Yarmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Yarmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
    • North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to North Yarmouth
    • From Pownal to North Yarmouth
  • Walnut Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Yarmouth Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Durham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
  • East Gray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
    • East Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Gray
    • From Pownal to East Gray
  • Yarmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • South Freeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
    • South Freeport is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Freeport <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • South Durham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
      • South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
    • New Gloucester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gloucester
      • New Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Gloucester <1>
    • North Gray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gray
      • North Gray is located in Cumberland County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pownal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pownal.

Newspapers Published in Pownal ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pownal.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pownal, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pownal.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pownal:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pownal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 Pownal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pownal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pownal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8922, Longitude: -70.1844    









 

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