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Welcome to Beans Corner ...

Beans Corner is located in Franklin County<1>.


The location of Beans Corner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beans Corner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

A typical abbreviation for Beans Corner: Beans Cor. (or less commonly used: Beans Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Beans Corner for more information about variations on the name of Beans Corner.

Beans Corner is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Beans Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Beans Corner: (207)

Communities Also Named Beans Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maine communities named Beans Corner: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Waldo County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beans Corner.

Communities near Beans Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beans Corner.

  • Farmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rumford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
  • Livermore Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Belgrade
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
    • Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <4>
  • Mexico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Mexico is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
  • Readfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
    • Readfield is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readfield <4>
  • Dixfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Leeds
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>
  • Livermore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
    • Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beans Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beans Corner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beans Corner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beans Corner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beans Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Beans Corner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beans Corner ...

Looking for more information about Beans Corner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Beans Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Beans Corner.

Adding Beans Corner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beans Corner in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beans Corner was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Beans Corner on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beans Corner.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beans Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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