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 Beacon 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 Beacon 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 Beacon 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 Beacon Corner: Beacon Cor. (or less commonly used: Beacon Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beacon Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beacon 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.
Beacon Corner is located in York 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Beacon Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beacon Corner:
- York County (The home county of Beacon Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Corner, with the one closest to Beacon Corner listed first.
- Adams Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adams Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Airport Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Arundel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Town House Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Town House Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Corners
- Biddeford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cape Porpoise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cape Porpoise is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Porpoise
- Kennebunkport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kennebunkport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,672 people
- Kennebunk Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kennebunk Landing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk Landing
- Biddeford Pool
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kinney Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Lower Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Kennebunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Corner, with the one closest to Beacon Corner listed first.
- Grand Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Prouts Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Scarborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Scarborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Scarborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Cape Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Cash Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Pleasantdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Gorham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Corner, with the one closest to Beacon Corner listed first.
- East Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Corner, with the one closest to Beacon Corner listed first.
- New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newington Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Seacrest Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Newington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beacon Corner, with the one closest to Beacon Corner listed first.
- Rollinsford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- East Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
- North Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Pickering
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Madbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beacon Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Beacon Corner.
Cemeteries Near Beacon Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beacon 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 Beacon Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beacon Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beacon Corner, with the one closest to Beacon Corner listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Biddeford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90506 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arundel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mitchell - Hatch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- West Scarboro Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Point Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Beacon Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beacon Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beacon Corner, with the one closest to Beacon Corner listed first.
- Arundel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Biddeford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kennebunkport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kennebunkport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,672 people
- Cape Porpoise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cape Porpoise is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Porpoise
- Camp Ellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Ellis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ellis
- Ferry Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Saco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kennebunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Biddeford Pool
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bay View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- West Kennebunk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Kennebunk is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kennebunk
- Kennebunk Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kennebunk Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk Beach
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Old Orchard Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Branch is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Elms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beacon Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beacon Corner.
Newspapers Published in Beacon 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 281 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beacon Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beacon Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beacon Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Beacon Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Carroll County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Beacon Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beacon Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |