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 Drake 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 Drake 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 Drake 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Drake Corner: Drake Cor. (or less commonly used: Drake 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 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.
Drake Corner is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Drake Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drake Corner:
- Waldo County (The home county of Drake Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake Corner, with the one closest to Drake Corner listed first.
- Lincolnville Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bickfords Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Belmont Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Islesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake Corner, with the one closest to Drake Corner listed first.
- Harborside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Castine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penobscot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Little Deer Isle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sunset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Deer Isle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sargentville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Mountainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mountainville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Sedgwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake Corner, with the one closest to Drake Corner listed first.
- Branch Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- China
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- South China
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- East Vassalboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- North Vassalboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- East Pittston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Benton Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake Corner, with the one closest to Drake Corner listed first.
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Glen Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake Corner, with the one closest to Drake Corner listed first.
- Davis Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Flanders Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waldoboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- South Waldoboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Eugley Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Coopers Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nobleboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- North Whitefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Bremen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Medomak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Medomak is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drake Corner, with the one closest to Drake Corner listed first.
- East Dixmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Dixmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Newburgh Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- South Newburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Drake Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Drake Corner.
Cemeteries Near Drake Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drake 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 Drake Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Drake Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Drake Corner, with the one closest to Drake Corner listed first.
- Lower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Upper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lassell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Drake Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Drake Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Drake Corner, with the one closest to Drake Corner listed first.
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
- Center Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- South Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- West Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Drake Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drake Corner.
Newspapers Published in Drake 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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drake Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drake Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drake 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 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 Drake Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot 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> | 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 Drake Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Drake Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |