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 Beans 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 Beans 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 Beans 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.
Another variation: Beans Corners.
- A typical abbreviation for Beans Corner: Beans Cor. (or less commonly used: Beans Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Beans Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Beans Corner may originally have been Bean's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Beans Corner might be written as Bean Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Beans Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beans 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Beans Corner is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Beans Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beans Corner:
- Franklin County (The home county of Beans Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beans Corner, with the one closest to Beans Corner listed first.
- Dryden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Wilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Wilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Chesterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- North Jay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Chesterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- West Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Farmington Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chisholm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- East Dixfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beans Corner, with the one closest to Beans Corner listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- North Livermore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- East Livermore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- North Leeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- North Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Howes Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Leeds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <2>
- Curtis Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Turner Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beans Corner, with the one closest to Beans Corner listed first.
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belgrade Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kents Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locks Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Wayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Wayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Readfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belgrade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beans Corner, with the one closest to Beans Corner listed first.
- Canton Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Dickvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- East Sumner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Mexico
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rumford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Rumford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beans Corner, with the one closest to Beans Corner listed first.
- Mercer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Starks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Anson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Portland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norridgewock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East New Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Barron Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- North Anson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Skowhegan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beans Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Beans Corner.
Cemeteries Near Beans Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beans 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 Beans Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beans Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beans Corner, with the one closest to Beans Corner listed first.
- Beans Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Borough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Jay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Schoolhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Birchland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stubbs Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jay Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Stones Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chesterville Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Beans Corner had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beans Corner, with the one closest to Beans Corner listed first.
- East Wilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Wilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Jay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- North Chesterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Chesterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- Farmington Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Livermore Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbanks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Canton Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- North Livermore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beans Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beans Corner.
Newspapers Published in Beans 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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beans Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beans Corner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beans Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Beans Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Somerset 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 Beans 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- Beans Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |