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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 Ellingwood 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 Ellingwood 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 Ellingwood 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 Ellingwood Corner: Ellingwood Cor. (or less commonly used: Ellingwood 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.

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

  • Waldo County     (The home county of Ellingwood Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellingwood Corner, with the one closest to Ellingwood Corner listed first.
    • North Winterport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
    • Frankfort
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Winterport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Monroe Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • North Searsport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
    • Prospect
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Prospect Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Jackson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Swanville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellingwood Corner, with the one closest to Ellingwood Corner listed first.
    • Bucksport Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Bucksport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Verona Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Former name for Verona Island:
      • Verona
    • Orland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dedham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • East Orland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Penobscot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • North Penobscot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
    • North Ellsworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • Castine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Penobscot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • West Brooksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellingwood Corner, with the one closest to Ellingwood Corner listed first.
    • Albion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellingwood Corner, with the one closest to Ellingwood Corner listed first.
    • West Appleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
    • Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Lake City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellingwood Corner, with the one closest to Ellingwood Corner listed first.
    • Newburgh Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • South Newburgh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Hampden Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
    • Orrington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Newburgh
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
    • Hampden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Newburgh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
    • North Orrington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • East Dixmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • Goodale Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Hermon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <1>
    • Carmel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <1>
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellingwood Corner, with the one closest to Ellingwood Corner listed first.
    • Detroit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Houston Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Dogtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Pittsfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Palmyra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Palmyra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
    • Hartland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Albans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Ellingwood Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellingwood 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 Ellingwood Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellingwood Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ellingwood Corner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Neallys Corner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Twining Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wiswell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (281 more) ...
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lufkin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Harmony Place Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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 in 1895, Ellingwood Corner had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • North Winterport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
  • Newburgh Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
  • West Winterport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Winterport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winterport
  • Frankfort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Winterport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Newburgh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
  • Bucksport Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
  • North Bucksport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Bucksport is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bucksport
  • South Orrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Orrington is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orrington
  • Orrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampden Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
  • West Hampden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Hampden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampden
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Newburgh Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburgh Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Center
    • Newburgh
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
    • Monroe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people

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

Newspapers Published in Ellingwood 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellingwood Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellingwood Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellingwood Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Ellingwood Corner:

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 Ellingwood 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellingwood Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.