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 East Corinth (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 East Corinth. 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 East Corinth ...
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 East Corinth: E. Corinth
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Corinth. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Corinth.
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 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.
East Corinth is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near East Corinth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Corinth:
- Penobscot County (The home county of East Corinth)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Corinth, with the one closest to East Corinth listed first.
- Corinth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- East Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Bradford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- Kenduskeag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- North Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
- Stetson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Corinth, with the one closest to East Corinth listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Dedham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Corinth, with the one closest to East Corinth listed first.
- Atkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Dover South Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Atkinson Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- South Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Boyd Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Dover - Foxcroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Milo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <1>
- Howard Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Sebec
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Medford Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Sangerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Corinth, with the one closest to East Corinth listed first.
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Detroit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Albans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dogtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- West Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mainstream
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Corinth, with the one closest to East Corinth listed first.
- North Winterport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Winterport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Monroe Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Frankfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burnham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Corinth, see our County-by-County Page for East Corinth.
Cemeteries Near East Corinth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Corinth.
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 East Corinth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Corinth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Corinth, with the one closest to East Corinth listed first.
- Corinthian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boutell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Exeter Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- No Exeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tibbets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Page Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trask Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bragg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenduskeag Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Corinth had a population of 478 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Corinth, with the one closest to East Corinth listed first.
- Corinth
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Exeter Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
- West Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- South Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- East Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- West Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- South Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Exeter
- West Levant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Levant
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kenduskeag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Corinth. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Corinth.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of East Corinth ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Corinth.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of East Corinth. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of East Corinth and those printed in the larger area surrounding East Corinth.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of East Corinth.
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 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 East Corinth:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock 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 East Corinth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Corinth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |