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 Brimstone 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 Brimstone 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 Brimstone 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 Brimstone Corner: Brimstone Cor. (or less commonly used: Brimstone Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Brimstone Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brimstone 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 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.
Brimstone Corner is located in Oxford 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 Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Brimstone Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brimstone Corner:
- Oxford County (The home county of Brimstone Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimstone Corner, with the one closest to Brimstone Corner listed first.
- South Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Norway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Norway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Buckfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Waterford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- East Sumner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimstone Corner, with the one closest to Brimstone Corner listed first.
- West Minot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Mechanic Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- North Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- West Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Moussam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Poland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Minot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Turner Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Littlefield Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimstone Corner, with the one closest to Brimstone Corner listed first.
- Otisfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Cobb Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Casco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Bridgton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Sandy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Naples
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- New Gloucester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimstone Corner, with the one closest to Brimstone Corner listed first.
- Chisholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <1>
- East Dixfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- North Jay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Berry Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Dryden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimstone Corner, with the one closest to Brimstone Corner listed first.
- Monmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Monmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- South Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- North Wayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Litchfield Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Winthrop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Batchelders Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Litchfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Purgatory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimstone Corner, with the one closest to Brimstone Corner listed first.
- Bowdoin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoin Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Pejepscot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Richmond Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brimstone Corner, with the one closest to Brimstone Corner listed first.
- Chatham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brimstone Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Brimstone Corner.
Cemeteries Near Brimstone Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brimstone 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 Brimstone Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brimstone Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brimstone Corner, with the one closest to Brimstone Corner listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pikes Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Webber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whittemore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Richville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Congregational Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300351 <2>
- Washburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Brimstone Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brimstone Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brimstone Corner, with the one closest to Brimstone Corner listed first.
- South Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Norway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Norway Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norway Lake is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchville
- West Minot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- North Norway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Bolsters Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolsters Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolsters Mills
- Otisfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- East Otisfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mechanic Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Hebron is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brimstone Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brimstone Corner.
Newspapers Published in Brimstone 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brimstone Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brimstone Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brimstone Corner.
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 helpful 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 Brimstone Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Sagadahoc County
- Carroll 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> | 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 Brimstone Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Brimstone Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |