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 Cole 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 Cole 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 Cole 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 Cole Corner: Cole Cor. (or less commonly used: Cole Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cole Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cole 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.
Cole Corner is located in Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County: Aroostook, Penobscot & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Cole Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cole Corner:
- Piscataquis County (The home county of Cole Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Corner, with the one closest to Cole Corner listed first.
- Abbot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monson Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Parkman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sangerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- East Sangerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Howard Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Willimantic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Corner, with the one closest to Cole Corner listed first.
- Silvers Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Corinna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- East Exeter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- North Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cole Corner, with the one closest to Cole Corner listed first.
- Mayfield Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brighton has also been known as:
- Brighton Plantation
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mainstream
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Saint Albans
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Bingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cass Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cass Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cole Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Cole Corner.
Cemeteries Near Cole Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cole 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 Cole Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cole Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cole Corner, with the one closest to Cole Corner listed first.
- Abbot Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parkman Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pingree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Foss Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Guilford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
While we didn't find Cole Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cole Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cole Corner, with the one closest to Cole Corner listed first.
- Abbot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monson Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Parkman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
- Kingsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Sangerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blanchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Monson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Sangerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Willimantic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- North Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dexter
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brighton has also been known as:
- Brighton Plantation
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cole Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cole Corner.
Newspapers Published in Cole 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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cole Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cole Corner, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cole Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cole Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Piscataquis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Penobscot 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 Cole 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' (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- Cole Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |