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 Ellis 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 Ellis 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 Ellis 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 Ellis Corner: Ellis Cor. (or less commonly used: Ellis Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ellis Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ellis 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ellis Corner is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Ellis Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellis Corner:
- Somerset County (The home county of Ellis Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Corner, with the one closest to Ellis Corner listed first.
- Barron Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Anson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- North Anson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skowhegan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norridgewock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cornville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Embden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Starks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Cass Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cass Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Corner
- Mercer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Corner, with the one closest to Ellis Corner listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Corner, with the one closest to Ellis Corner listed first.
- Industry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- New Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Vineyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Fairbanks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Farmington Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- South Strong
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Kingfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Strong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Corner, with the one closest to Ellis Corner listed first.
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morrison Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belgrade Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Belgrade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Benton Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Winslow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Corner, with the one closest to Ellis Corner listed first.
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corinna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Corner, with the one closest to Ellis Corner listed first.
- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Kingsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury Plantation
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Parkman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellis Corner, with the one closest to Ellis Corner listed first.
- Burnham
(21 miles [33.8 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellis Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Ellis Corner.
Cemeteries Near Ellis Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellis 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 Ellis Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellis Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellis Corner, with the one closest to Ellis Corner listed first.
- Morse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Longley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Land of Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Athearn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Madison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunset View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Ellis Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellis Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellis Corner, with the one closest to Ellis Corner listed first.
- Anson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- North Anson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skowhegan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norridgewock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cornville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Starks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Embden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- East Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
- South Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Larone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larone
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mercer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellis Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellis Corner.
Newspapers Published in Ellis 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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellis Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellis Corner, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellis 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 Ellis Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Penobscot County
- Piscataquis 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 Ellis 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ellis Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |