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 Baker 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 Baker 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 Baker 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Baker Corner: Baker Cor. (or less commonly used: Baker Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Baker Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Baker 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Baker Corner is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near Baker Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baker Corner:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Baker Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Ireland Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- West Gray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- North Gorham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Newhall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Cumberland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Dry Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- East Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Frye Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- West Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Poland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Littlefield Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Moussam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Rumford Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Minot
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Penley Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Mechanic Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kennebec County
- Litchfield Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Otisfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Rankins Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Durgintown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Hiram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Denmark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Kezar Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Brownfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Pejepscot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Sabino
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Sebasco Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Bath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Small Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bowdoinham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phippsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woolwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Chicopee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Buxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- East Limington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- North Limington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Bar Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Limington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hollis Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Clarks Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Cornish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Effingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baker Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Baker Corner.
Cemeteries Near Baker Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baker 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 Baker Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baker Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Franklin Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Purington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dolley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Windham Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Godd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- West Cumberland Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Gorham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chute Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Baker Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baker Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baker Corner, with the one closest to Baker Corner listed first.
- Windham Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Windham Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Center
- West Gray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- North Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- North Gorham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- North Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- West Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cumberland
- Newhall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- South Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Cumberland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Dry Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baker Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baker Corner.
Newspapers Published in Baker 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 269 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baker Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baker Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baker Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Baker Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baker Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Baker Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |