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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 Dow 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 Dow 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 Dow 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Dow Corner: Dow Cor. (or less commonly used: Dow Crn.)

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 and doctors 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.

Dow 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 Dow Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dow Corner:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Dow Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dow Corner, with the one closest to Dow Corner listed first.
    • Standish
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <2>
    • Sebago Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebago Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
      • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
    • Steep Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Falls
      • Steep Falls is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steep Falls <2>
    • Gorham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <2>
    • Newhall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newhall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
      • Newhall is located in Cumberland County
    • South Windham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
      • South Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • North Gorham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
      • North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Frye Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frye Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
      • Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • North Windham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
      • North Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Windham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <2>
    • Baldwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Westbrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <2>
    • North Scarborough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
      • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dow Corner, with the one closest to Dow Corner listed first.
    • West Poland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Poland
      • West Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Poland <2>
    • Poland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
    • Danville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
    • East Poland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
      • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Moussam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
      • Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
    • Mechanic Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Durham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Littlefield Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
      • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Minot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
      • Minot is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • Rumford Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
      • Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
    • Penley Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
      • Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dow Corner, with the one closest to Dow Corner listed first.
    • Durgintown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
      • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
    • East Hiram
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Hiram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
      • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
    • Hiram
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kezar Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
      • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
    • Porter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
    • Denmark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Denmark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
      • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
    • Brownfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Brownfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
      • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
    • Merrill Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
      • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
    • Spurrs Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
      • Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
    • East Otisfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
      • East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
    • East Fryeburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fryeburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
      • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dow Corner, with the one closest to Dow Corner listed first.
    • Chicopee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Chicopee is located in York County
    • Kimbles Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
      • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
    • East Limington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Limington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
      • East Limington is located in York County
    • North Limington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Limington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
      • North Limington is located in York County
    • South Limington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Limington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
      • South Limington is located in York County
    • Hollis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
    • Buxton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Buxton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
    • Limington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bar Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hollis Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollis Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Center
      • Hollis Center is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis Center <2>
    • Lake Arrowhead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
      • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
    • Clarks Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
      • Clarks Mills is located in York County
    • North Waterboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dow Corner, with the one closest to Dow Corner listed first.
    • South Effingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Effingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
      • South Effingham is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Effingham <2>
    • Effingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
      • Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • East Wakefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Wakefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Freedom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <2>
    • Eaton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
      • Eaton is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <2>
    • Brookfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • East Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Madison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
      • East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Ossipee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
      • Ossipee is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <2>
    • North Wolfeboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Wolfeboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
      • North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Chickville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
      • Chickville is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Fernald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
      • Fernald is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Strafford County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dow Corner, with the one closest to Dow Corner listed first.
    • Middleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
    • Milton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Dow Corner ...

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

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

  • West Gorham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Gorham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Gorham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shaws Mill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaws Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaws Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flanders Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meeting House Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Ft. Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sapling Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sapling Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sapling Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • White Rock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

While we didn't find Dow Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dow Corner.

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

  • Bonny Eagle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
    • Bonny Eagle is located in York County
  • Chicopee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in York County
  • Standish
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
    • Standish is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <2>
  • West Buxton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buxton
    • West Buxton is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Buxton <2>
  • East Limington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Limington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
    • East Limington is located in York County
  • Sebago Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebago Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
    • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
  • Richville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
    • Richville is located in Cumberland County
  • North Limington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Limington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
    • North Limington is located in York County
  • Buxton Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Center
    • Buxton Center is located in York County
  • Groveville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Groveville is located in York County
  • West Gorham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gorham
    • West Gorham is located in Cumberland County
  • Steep Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Falls
    • Steep Falls is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steep Falls <2>
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    • South Limington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Limington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
      • South Limington is located in York County
    • North Hollis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hollis
      • North Hollis is located in York County
    • Hollis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people

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

Newspapers Published in Dow 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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dow Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dow Corner, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dow 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 Dow Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dow 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>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.
<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 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.
<5>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 Dow Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dow Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dow Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7201, Longitude: -70.5903       In this case, the coordinates for Dow Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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