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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 South Dresden (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 South Dresden. 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 South Dresden ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Dresden: S. Dresden

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

South Dresden is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.

Below are the counties that are near South Dresden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Dresden:

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of South Dresden)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Dresden, with the one closest to South Dresden listed first.
    • Lisbon Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wales
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Drinkwater Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
    • Wales Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sabattus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Leeds Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nason Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Durham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Greene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <1>
    • Curtis Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Foggs Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Dresden, with the one closest to South Dresden listed first.
    • South Gardiner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • East Pittston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Litchfield Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Litchfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardiner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pittston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittston
      • From South Dresden to Pittston
    • Randolph
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <1>
    • Batchelders Crossing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmingdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
      • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <1>
    • West Gardiner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Chelsea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • South Monmouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Dresden, with the one closest to South Dresden listed first.
    • Friendship
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <1>
    • Globe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Globe
      • From South Dresden to Globe
    • Stickney Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • South Cushing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Warren Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Washington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <1>
    • Cushing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Port Clyde
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clyde
      • Port Clyde is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clyde <1>
    • Lucas Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Dresden, with the one closest to South Dresden listed first.
    • Harwards
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harwards
      • From South Dresden to Harwards
    • Richmond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Richmond Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowdoinham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Days Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Murphys Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Woolwich
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Bowdoin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • West Bath
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Arrowsic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Pejepscot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo County
    • Palermo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <1>

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

Cemeteries Near South Dresden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Dresden.

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 South Dresden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seigars Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seigars Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seigars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Call Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Call Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Call Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forrest Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mayers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cotton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dinsmore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dinsmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dinsmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rhumrill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhumrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhumrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (349 more) ...
    • Quinnam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinnam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quinnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Marston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gaubert Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaubert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaubert 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, South Dresden had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Dresden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dresden
    • West Dresden is located in Lincoln County
  • Harwards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
    • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harwards
    • From South Dresden to Harwards
  • Richmond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dresden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Iceboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceboro
    • Iceboro is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Bowdoinham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Montsweag
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montsweag have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsweag
    • Montsweag is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Wiscasset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nequasset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nequasset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nequasset
    • Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
  • North Edgecomb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edgecomb
    • North Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Edgecomb <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • North Bath
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bath
      • North Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Westport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Newcastle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newcastle
      • South Newcastle is located in Lincoln County

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

Newspapers Published in South Dresden ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Dresden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Dresden, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Dresden.

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 South Dresden:

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.me.us/

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>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.
<5>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 South Dresden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- South Dresden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Dresden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0491, Longitude: -69.7720    









 

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