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 Dixon 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 Dixon 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 Dixon 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dixon Corner: Dixon Cor. (or less commonly used: Dixon Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dixon Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dixon 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dixon Corner is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Dixon Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dixon Corner:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Dixon Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morrison Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Benton Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Benton Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- China
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Vassalboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Vassalboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- North Belgrade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- New Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Industry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Farmington Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- West Appleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Burkettville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Razorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln County
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Dixmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Corinna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- East Dixmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Stetson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- South Newburgh
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Wellington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Kingsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Parkman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury Plantation
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nyes Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Shawmut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Hinckley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Dogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- West Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skowhegan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cornville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Burnham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thorndike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- North Palermo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Knox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Palermo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dixon Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Dixon Corner.
Cemeteries Near Dixon Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dixon 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 Dixon Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dixon Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Mudgett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Pittsfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pooler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nobels Ferry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emery Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Ames Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Dixon Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dixon Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dixon Corner, with the one closest to Dixon Corner listed first.
- Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winnecook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Shawmut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Pittsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- North Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Fairfield is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Benton Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- West Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Larone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larone
- Fairfield Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dixon Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dixon Corner.
Newspapers Published in Dixon 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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixon Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dixon Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dixon Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dixon Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dixon Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dixon Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |