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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 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 Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.

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:

  • Waldo 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.
    • Troy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
    • Unity
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <3>
    • Thorndike
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
      • Thorndike is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndike <3>
    • Burnham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • Knox Ledge Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
      • Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jackson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Freedom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <3>
    • Knox
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Knox is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Brooks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
    • Monroe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Montville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Morrill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corner, with the one closest to Cooks Corner listed first.
    • Bucksport Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
    • Bucksport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
      • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <3>
    • Verona Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
      • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Former name for Verona Island:
      • Verona
    • Orland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <3>
    • West Penobscot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
    • Dedham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
      • Dedham is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dedham <3>
    • East Orland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orland
      • East Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Orland <3>
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corner, with the one closest to Cooks Corner listed first.
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Albion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
    • Morrison Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
      • Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
    • Benton Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
      • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
    • Benton Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
      • Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
    • China
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • China is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <3>
    • Waterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Winslow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <3>
    • Branch Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Branch Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
    • North Vassalboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Vassalboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
      • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • East Vassalboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Vassalboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
      • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corner, with the one closest to Cooks Corner listed first.
    • Appleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Burkettville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkettville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
      • Burkettville is located in Knox County
    • Lucas Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
      • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
    • Washington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
    • Hope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Stickney Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
      • Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
  • Lincoln County
    • Somerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corner, with the one closest to Cooks Corner listed first.
    • Dixmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
      • Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
    • Plymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Newport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
      • East Newport is located in Penobscot County
    • Newport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
    • Etna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
    • Newburgh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
    • South Newburgh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
    • Carmel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
      • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <3>
    • Newburgh Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburgh Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
    • North Newport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
      • North Newport is located in Penobscot County
    • Corinna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna
      • Corinna is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinna <3>
    • Stetson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
      • Stetson is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Hampden Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corner, with the one closest to Cooks Corner listed first.
    • Wellington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Dover South Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover South Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Corner, with the one closest to Cooks Corner listed first.
    • Detroit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <3>
    • Houston Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Pittsfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
    • Palmyra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Palmyra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
    • Canaan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <3>
    • Shawmut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawmut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
      • Shawmut is located in Somerset County
    • Hartland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <3>
    • Fairfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
    • Nyes Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
      • Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Saint Albans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <3>
    • Hinckley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinckley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
      • Hinckley is located in Somerset County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooks Corner, see our County-by-County Page for 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 13 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 16 miles [25.7 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:

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.

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
  • Mt. Holly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Holly Cemetery
  • Hathaway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hathaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathaway Cemetery
  • Webster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
  • Jewel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewel Cemetery
  • Pond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Cemetery
  • Cole Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
  • Mt. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Cemetery
  • East Thorndike Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Thorndike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Thorndike Cemetery
  • Thorndike Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawyer Cemetery
    • Saywood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saywood Cemetery
    • Mudgett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mudgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mudgett Cemetery

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.<7>

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.

  • Troy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • East Troy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
    • East Troy is located in Waldo County
  • Winnecook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnecook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
    • Winnecook is located in Waldo County
  • Unity
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <3>
  • Dixmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
    • Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • Thorndike
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
    • Thorndike is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndike <3>
  • North Dixmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dixmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dixmont
    • North Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
  • Plymouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Thorndike
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Thorndike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thorndike
    • East Thorndike is located in Waldo County
  • Dixmont Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixmont Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont Center
    • Dixmont Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Detroit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <3>
  • Jackson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
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    • Pittsfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Monroe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroe
      • North Monroe is located in Waldo County
    • Freedom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <3>

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.

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 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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 44.6790, Longitude: -69.2798       In this case, the coordinates for Cooks Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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.




 

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