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 Chambers 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 Chambers 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 Chambers 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 Chambers Corner: Chambers Cor. (or less commonly used: Chambers Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Chambers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Chambers Corner may originally have been Chamber's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Chambers Corner might be written as Chamber 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Chambers Corner is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near Chambers Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chambers Corner:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Chambers Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers Corner, with the one closest to Chambers Corner listed first.
- Otisfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Cobb Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- North Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Bridgton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Bridgton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Shaker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- South Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers Corner, with the one closest to Chambers Corner listed first.
- West Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moussam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- East Poland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Minot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- West Minot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Littlefield Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Rumford Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers Corner, with the one closest to Chambers Corner listed first.
- Monmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Litchfield Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- North Monmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers Corner, with the one closest to Chambers Corner listed first.
- East Otisfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Spurrs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Waterford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 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
- East Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- North Norway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Sweden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers Corner, with the one closest to Chambers Corner listed first.
- Pejepscot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- 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
- Topsham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers Corner, with the one closest to Chambers Corner listed first.
- Cornish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- East Limington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Limington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chicopee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- South Limington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Kimbles Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- East Parsonsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- North Parsonsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Limerick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Lake Arrowhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chambers Corner, with the one closest to Chambers Corner listed first.
- South Chatham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Center Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- North Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Intervale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- East Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chambers Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Chambers Corner.
Cemeteries Near Chambers Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chambers 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 Chambers Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chambers Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chambers Corner, with the one closest to Chambers Corner listed first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Otisfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trafton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (490 more) ...
- Ryefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <3>
- Richville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Chambers Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chambers Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chambers Corner, with the one closest to Chambers Corner listed first.
- Otisfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- East Otisfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Bolsters Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolsters Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolsters Mills
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edes Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
- Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Welchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchville
- West Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bridgton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Mechanic Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chambers Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chambers Corner.
Newspapers Published in Chambers 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chambers Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chambers Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chambers Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Chambers Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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 Chambers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chambers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |