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 Athearns Corner (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 Athearns Corner. 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 Athearns Corner ...
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 Athearns Corner: Athearns Cor. (or less commonly used: Athearns Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Athearns Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Athearns Corner may originally have been Athearn's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Athearns Corner might be written as Athearn Corner.
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.
Athearns Corner is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Athearns Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Athearns Corner:
- Knox County (The home county of Athearns Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Athearns Corner, with the one closest to Athearns Corner listed first.
- Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- South Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athearns Corner, with the one closest to Athearns Corner listed first.
- Cape Rosier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Harborside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Castine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Penobscot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Little Deer Isle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunset
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Brooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Deer Isle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sargentville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Stonington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athearns Corner, with the one closest to Athearns Corner listed first.
- Branch Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South China
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- South Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- China
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- East Pittston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- North Vassalboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Chelsea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Benton Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athearns Corner, with the one closest to Athearns Corner listed first.
- Davis Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Flanders Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waldoboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- South Waldoboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Eugley Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Coopers Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nobleboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- North Whitefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Bremen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athearns Corner, with the one closest to Athearns Corner listed first.
- East Dixmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Dixmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- South Newburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Newburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Somerset County
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Athearns Corner, with the one closest to Athearns Corner listed first.
- Lincolnville Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bickfords Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slab City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Lincolnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Belmont Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- South Montville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- West Searsmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Athearns Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Athearns Corner.
Cemeteries Near Athearns Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Athearns Corner.
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 Athearns Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Athearns Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Athearns Corner, with the one closest to Athearns Corner listed first.
- Hope Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Upper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lassell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sprague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- South Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Searsmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Athearns Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Athearns Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Athearns Corner, with the one closest to Athearns Corner listed first.
- Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
- South Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Center Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- West Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Burkettville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Athearns Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Athearns Corner.
Newspapers Published in Athearns Corner ...
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 Athearns Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Athearns Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Athearns Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Athearns Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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> | 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. |
| <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 Athearns Corner, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Athearns Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |