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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 Blaisdell Corners (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 Blaisdell Corners. 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 Blaisdell Corners ...

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 Blaisdell Corners: Blaisdell Cors.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Blaisdell Corners 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 Blaisdell Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blaisdell Corners:

  • York County     (The home county of Blaisdell Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blaisdell Corners, with the one closest to Blaisdell Corners listed first.
    • Lebanon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Berwick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Varney Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Varney Crossing is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
    • South Berwick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Berwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sanford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Sanford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • South Sanford is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
    • Springvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Acton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Shapleigh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Alfred
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eliot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford County
    • Porter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Porter is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
  • Belknap County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blaisdell Corners, with the one closest to Blaisdell Corners listed first.
    • Alton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
    • Alton Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnstead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lower Gilmanton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
    • West Alton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • West Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
    • Spring Haven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Haven is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
    • Gilmanton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Samoset
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Samoset is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • Allens Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Allens Mills is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
    • Gilford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gilford is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <1>
    • Belmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Belmont is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <1>
  • Carroll County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blaisdell Corners, with the one closest to Blaisdell Corners listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • East Wakefield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wakefield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Woodman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
    • South Wolfeboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
    • Fernald
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fernald is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
    • Wolfeboro Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolfeboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolfeboro Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
    • North Wolfeboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
    • South Effingham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Stockbridge Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
  • Merrimack County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blaisdell Corners, with the one closest to Blaisdell Corners listed first.
    • Pittsfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Websters Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
    • Epsom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Epsom is located in Merrimack County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epsom <1>
    • Gossville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Gossville is located in Merrimack County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
    • Loudon Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
    • Chichester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Allenstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Horse Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
    • Loudon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Loudon is located in Merrimack County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <1>
    • Shaker Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Pembroke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pembroke is located in Merrimack County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <1>
    • Suncook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockingham County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blaisdell Corners, with the one closest to Blaisdell Corners listed first.
    • Northwood Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
    • Northwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Northwood is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <1>
    • Newington Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
    • Newington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Newmarket
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Newmarket is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmarket <1>
    • Nottingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Seacrest Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
    • Stratham Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
    • Portsmouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <1>
    • James City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • James City is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
    • Deerfield Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Deerfield Center is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
    • Deerfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Deerfield is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <1>
  • Strafford County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blaisdell Corners, with the one closest to Blaisdell Corners listed first.
    • East Rochester
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • North Rochester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
    • Rochester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <1>
    • Milton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
    • Pickering
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
    • Somersworth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Farmington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Strafford Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
    • Rollinsford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Barrington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
    • Barrington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Blaisdell Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blaisdell Corners.

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 Blaisdell Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • New Cold Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rochester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Joseph Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Walker Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseph Walker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Milton (NH).
    • The Joseph Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Walker Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356717 <3>
  • Camp Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cimetiere Du Ste. Rosaire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Haven Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Allen Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (297 more) ...
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mont - Calvaire Cimetiere
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Blaisdell Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blaisdell Corners.

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

  • East Rochester
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • West Lebanon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rochester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <1>
  • North Rochester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
  • Center Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Center Lebanon is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lebanon
  • Gonic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gonic is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonic
  • Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Lebanon is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lebanon
  • Milton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
  • Pickering
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
  • Somersworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Berwick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Lebanon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • North Lebanon is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lebanon
    • Farmington
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Blaisdell Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blaisdell Corners.

Newspapers Published in Blaisdell Corners ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blaisdell Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blaisdell Corners, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blaisdell Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blaisdell Corners:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blaisdell Corners) 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 Blaisdell Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.