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 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 occur.
- 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.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cooks Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cooks 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 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.
Cooks 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 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)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pennellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- East Harpswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Bunganuc Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Cundys Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merepoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Harpswell Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Harpswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- West Harpswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- 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)
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Penley Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Sabattus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wales
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Lewiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Rumford Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- 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)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- South Monmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- South Gardiner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Purgatory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- West Gardiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- East Pittston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- East Monmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pittston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Trevett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Southport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Mouse Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- West Boothbay Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Wiscasset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- East Edgecomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- 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)
- West Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sabino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Woolwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Pejepscot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoinham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arrowsic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phippsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Bowdoin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Harwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
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.
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 Cooks Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Gatchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <3>
- Varney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 <3>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Cranberryhorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberryhorn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cranberryhorn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Harpswell.
- The Cranberryhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Old Great Island Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89782 <3>
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 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)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Brunswick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cathance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cathance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathance
- Topsham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Harpswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Winnegance
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
- Woolwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bath
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- North Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- Nequasset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nequasset
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cundys Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Phippsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowsic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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]<5>. 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 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:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Sagadahoc 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 Cooks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cooks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |