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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 Berrys 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 Berrys 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 Berrys 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 Berrys Corner: Berrys Cor. (or less commonly used: Berrys Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Berrys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Berrys Corner may originally have been Berry's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Berrys Corner might be written as Berry Corner.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Berrys Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Berrys 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Berrys Corner is located in Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County: Aroostook, Penobscot & Somerset.

Below are the counties that are near Berrys Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berrys Corner:

  • Piscataquis County     (The home county of Berrys Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrys Corner, with the one closest to Berrys Corner listed first.
    • Dover South Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
    • South Dover
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
    • Atkinson Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
    • Atkinson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Sangerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
    • Howard Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
    • Sangerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Steadman Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Landing
    • Guilford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowerbank
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Sebec
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <2>
    • Parkman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrys Corner, with the one closest to Berrys Corner listed first.
    • Silvers Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
    • Garland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Garland is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Charleston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
    • Russell Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
    • Dexter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
    • Exeter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
    • North Bradford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
    • East Exeter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
    • Corinth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Corinna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bradford Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
    • South Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrys Corner, with the one closest to Berrys Corner listed first.
    • Ripley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Saint Albans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mainstream
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
    • Harmony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmyra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Detroit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • West Palmyra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
    • Houston Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Dogtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Pittsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Brighton has also been known as:
      • Brighton Plantation
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrys Corner, with the one closest to Berrys Corner listed first.
    • Troy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Troy is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Burnham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnham is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berrys Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Berrys Corner.

Cemeteries Near Berrys Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berrys 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 Berrys Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berrys Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berrys Corner, with the one closest to Berrys Corner listed first.

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 Berrys Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Berrys Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Berrys Corner, with the one closest to Berrys Corner listed first.

  • Dover South Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
  • Silvers Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
  • South Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
  • Garland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Garland is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • West Charleston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
  • Charleston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Atkinson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • East Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Dover is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dover
  • East Sangerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
  • North Dexter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dexter
  • Dexter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
  • South Sebec
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sebec
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Exeter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
    • East Corinth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sangerville
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Berrys Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berrys Corner.

Newspapers Published in Berrys 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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berrys Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berrys Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berrys Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Berrys Corner:

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 Berrys 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Berrys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.