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 Chase 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 Chase 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 Chase 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 Chase Corner: Chase Cor. (or less commonly used: Chase Crn.)
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 hospitals 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.
Chase Corner is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Chase Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chase Corner:
- Franklin County (The home county of Chase Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chase Corner, with the one closest to Chase Corner listed first.
- Weld
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- Phillips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berry Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- South Strong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Strong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Temple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- East Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Sandy River Plantation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- East Dixfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chase Corner, with the one closest to Chase Corner listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Livermore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Shy Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Livermore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- South Livermore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- North Turner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Howes Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chase Corner, with the one closest to Chase Corner listed first.
- Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chase Corner, with the one closest to Chase Corner listed first.
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dixfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rumford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Rumford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- West Peru
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Peru
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Andover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Andover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Rumford Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Andover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chase Corner, with the one closest to Chase Corner listed first.
- New Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East New Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Starks
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Mercer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Anson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Anson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barron Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Highland Plantation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Embden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chase Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Chase Corner.
Cemeteries Near Chase Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chase 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 Chase Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chase Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chase Corner, with the one closest to Chase Corner listed first.
- Center Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips - Maine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berry Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Madrid Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Intervale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Staples Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Pineview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Frye Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Chase Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chase Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chase Corner, with the one closest to Chase Corner listed first.
- Weld
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Madrid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Byron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frye is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye
- South Strong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Strong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Dixfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairbanks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Rumford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chase Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chase Corner.
Newspapers Published in Chase 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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chase Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chase Corner, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chase Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Chase Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Chase Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chase Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |