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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cooks Corner might be written as Cook 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Cooks Corner is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.

Below are the counties that are near Cooks Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cooks Corner:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Cooks Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corner, with the one closest to Cooks Corner listed first.
    • Harding
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
      • Harding is located in Cumberland County
    • Brunswick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pennellville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
      • Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
    • East Harpswell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Harpswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
      • East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
    • Bunganuc Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
      • Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Cundys Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cundys Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundys Harbor
      • Cundys Harbor is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cundys Harbor <2>
    • Merepoint
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
      • Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
    • Harpswell Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
      • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Harpswell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpswell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell
      • Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpswell <2>
    • Freeport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Orrs Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bustins Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bustins Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
      • Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
    • West Harpswell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Harpswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
      • West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corner, with the one closest to Cooks Corner listed first.
    • Lisbon Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Durham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Lisbon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
    • Drinkwater Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
      • Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Penley Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
      • Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Sabattus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wales
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Danville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
    • Lewiston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
    • Nason Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
      • Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
    • Rumford Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
      • Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
    • Auburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • Littlefield Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
      • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corner, with the one closest to Cooks Corner listed first.
    • Litchfield Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
      • Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
    • Litchfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Batchelders Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
      • Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
    • South Monmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
      • South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
    • South Gardiner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • West Gardiner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
      • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
    • East Pittston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
    • East Monmouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
      • East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
    • Gardiner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Monmouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pittston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Randolph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
    • Farmingdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
      • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <2>
  • Knox County
    • Friendship
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <2>
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corner, with the one closest to Cooks Corner listed first.
    • Westport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
      • Former name for Westport:
      • Westport Island
    • Trevett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevett
      • Trevett is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevett <2>
    • Hatchs Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
      • Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • South Dresden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
      • South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
    • Southport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <2>
    • Boothbay Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Boothbay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Edgecomb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
      • Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgecomb <2>
    • Mouse Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
      • Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
    • West Boothbay Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boothbay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
      • West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
    • Wiscasset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
      • Bayville is located in Lincoln County
    • East Edgecomb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Edgecomb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
      • East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corner, with the one closest to Cooks Corner listed first.
    • Topsham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
      • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <2>
    • West Bath
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
      • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <2>
    • Bath
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
    • Sabino
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
      • Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Woolwich
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
      • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <2>
    • Days Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
      • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Pejepscot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
      • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Bowdoinham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Arrowsic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsic
      • Arrowsic is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsic <2>
    • Phippsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
      • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <2>
    • Murphys Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
      • Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Harwards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Bowdoin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
      • Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people

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

Cemeteries Near Cooks Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooks 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 Cooks Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • New Meadows Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Meadows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gatchell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brunswick.
    • The St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90507 <5>
  • Varney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Varney Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Varney Cemetery is located in Brunswick.
  • Topsham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Topsham Cemetery
    • The Topsham Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Parish Cemetery
    • First Parish Meeting House Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308231 <5>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pines Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • First Parish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maquoit Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (350 more) ...
    • Cranberryhorn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranberryhorn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranberryhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Cooks Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cooks Corner.

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

  • Harding
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Harding is located in Cumberland County
  • Brunswick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cathance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathance
    • Cathance is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Topsham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
    • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <2>
  • Bath
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
  • East Harpswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Harpswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
    • East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Winnegance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnegance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
    • Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Woolwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
    • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <2>
  • North Bath
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bath
    • North Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Hillside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
  • North Harpswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Harpswell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
    • North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Nequasset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nequasset have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nequasset
    • Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
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    • Cundys Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cundys Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundys Harbor
      • Cundys Harbor is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cundys Harbor <2>
    • Phippsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
      • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <2>
    • Arrowsic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsic
      • Arrowsic is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsic <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Cooks 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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooks Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooks Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooks 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 Cooks Corner:

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<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 Cooks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cooks Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooks Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9079, Longitude: -69.9153       In this case, the coordinates for Cooks Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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