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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 Briggs 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 Briggs 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 Briggs 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 have occurred.

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

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

Briggs Corner is located in York County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties 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 Briggs Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Briggs Corner:

  • York County     (The home county of Briggs Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggs Corner, with the one closest to Briggs Corner listed first.
    • Bedell Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
      • Bedell Crossing is located in York County
    • Kittery Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Admiralty Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admiralty Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
      • Admiralty Village is located in York County
    • Kittery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Beech Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
      • Beech Ridge is located in York County
    • South Eliot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Eliot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
      • South Eliot is located in York County
    • York Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
      • York Harbor is located in York County
    • York Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
      • York Village is located in York County
    • Payneton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
      • Payneton is located in York County
    • Eliot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eliot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
      • Eliot is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eliot <2>
    • York
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
    • Chases Pond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
      • Chases Pond is located in York County
    • Cape Neddick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Neddick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
      • Cape Neddick is located in York County
  • Rockingham County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggs Corner, with the one closest to Briggs Corner listed first.
    • New Castle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Portsmouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <2>
    • Seacrest Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seacrest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
      • Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Newington Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
      • Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Rye
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>
    • Newington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Greenland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <2>
    • West Rye
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
      • West Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Rye Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Hampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
      • North Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Hampton <2>
    • Stratham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham
      • Stratham is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratham <2>
    • Newmarket
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
      • Newmarket is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmarket <2>
    • Hampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
  • Strafford County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briggs Corner, with the one closest to Briggs Corner listed first.
    • Dover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Rollinsford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollinsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollinsford
      • Rollinsford is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollinsford <2>
    • Madbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
      • Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Durham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Somersworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
      • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
      • Former names for Somersworth:
      • Great Falls
      • Summersworth
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <2>
    • Glenmere Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
      • Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Lee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
    • Barrington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rochester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Rochester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>
    • Strafford Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
      • Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • North Rochester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
      • North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Place
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
      • Place is located in Strafford County (NH)

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

Newspapers Published in Briggs 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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briggs Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briggs Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briggs 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 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 Briggs Corner:

Cemeteries Near Briggs Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briggs 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • Orchard Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orchard Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orchard Grove Cemetery
  • Old Burying Yard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Yard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Yard Cemetery
  • St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Point of Grave Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Point of Grave Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Point of Grave Burial Ground
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Fernald Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dennett Family Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • North Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • South Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Street Cemetery
  • South Side Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Hamscom Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamscom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamscom Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Briggs Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Briggs Corner.

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

  • Kittery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kittery Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bedell Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
    • Bedell Crossing is located in York County
  • New Castle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Portsmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
    • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <2>
  • Seabury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
    • Seabury is located in York County
  • South Eliot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Eliot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
    • South Eliot is located in York County
  • York Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
    • York Harbor is located in York County
  • York Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
    • York Village is located in York County
  • York Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Corner
    • York Corner is located in York County
  • Newington Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
    • Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Greenland Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
    • Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Rye
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>
    • Long Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in York County
    • York
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Briggs Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briggs Corner.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briggs Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Briggs Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briggs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1006, Longitude: -70.7120       In this case, the coordinates for Briggs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Briggs Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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