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 Benner 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 Benner 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 Benner 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Benner Corner: Benner Cor. (or less commonly used: Benner Crn.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Benner Corner is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Benner Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benner Corner:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Benner Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benner Corner, with the one closest to Benner Corner listed first.
- Davis Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Flanders Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Waldoboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Waldoboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Eugley Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Nobleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Medomak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Medomak is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
- Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Damariscotta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benner Corner, with the one closest to Benner Corner listed first.
- Cape Rosier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Harborside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Castine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penobscot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benner Corner, with the one closest to Benner Corner listed first.
- South Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Pittston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- North Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Branch Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- South China
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Gardiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Pittston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benner Corner, with the one closest to Benner Corner listed first.
- Warren Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Stickney Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- South Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Lucas Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burkettville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Razorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benner Corner, with the one closest to Benner Corner listed first.
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Murphys Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Harwards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Days Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Richmond Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- MacMahan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Woolwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoinham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benner Corner, with the one closest to Benner Corner listed first.
- Lincolnville Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Searsmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bickfords Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Slab City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- West Searsmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Center Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Lincolnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benner Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Benner Corner.
Cemeteries Near Benner Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benner 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 Benner Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benner Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benner Corner, with the one closest to Benner Corner listed first.
- Post Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- The Post Cemetery has also been known as:
- Post Sunny View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90419 <2>
- Comery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shuman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Waldoboro.
- The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312392 <2>
- Creamer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Newcomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eugley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Benner Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benner Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benner Corner, with the one closest to Benner Corner listed first.
- Warren Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- South Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
- North Waldoboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Waldoboro
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orffs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orffs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orffs Corner
- Winslows Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winslows Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslows Mills
- Waldoboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- West Waldoboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Waldoboro
- Stickney Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- East Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Waldoboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- South Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- South Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benner Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benner Corner.
Newspapers Published in Benner 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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benner Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benner Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benner 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 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 Benner Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Sagadahoc County
- Waldo 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Benner Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Benner Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |