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 Emerys 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 Emerys 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 Emerys 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.
- A typical abbreviation for Emerys Corner: Emerys Cor. (or less commonly used: Emerys Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Emerys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Emerys Corner may originally have been Emery's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Emerys Corner might be written as Emery 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 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.
Emerys Corner is located in York 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Emerys Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emerys Corner:
- York County (The home county of Emerys Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerys Corner, with the one closest to Emerys Corner listed first.
- Limington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Limington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Lake Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- East Parsonsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- East Limington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Cornish
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Waterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sprague City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague City is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- North Parsonsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerys Corner, with the one closest to Emerys Corner listed first.
- West Poland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerys Corner, with the one closest to Emerys Corner listed first.
- West Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Steep Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Standish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Sebago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frye Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Gorham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- North Gorham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- South Windham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- North Windham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerys Corner, with the one closest to Emerys Corner listed first.
- Durgintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Kezar Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- East Hiram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Brownfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Merrill Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Denmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- East Fryeburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Belknap County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerys Corner, with the one closest to Emerys Corner listed first.
- Alton Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
- West Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Spring Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Samoset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerys Corner, with the one closest to Emerys Corner listed first.
- Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ossipee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Eaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Chickville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chickville is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- North Wolfeboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Emerys Corner, with the one closest to Emerys Corner listed first.
- Middleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
- North Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emerys Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Emerys Corner.
Cemeteries Near Emerys Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emerys 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 Emerys Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emerys Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emerys Corner, with the one closest to Emerys Corner listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gordon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guptill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pendexter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marrs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Merrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Pendexter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ricker Ancient Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker Ancient Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ricker Ancient Burial Ground is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Cornish.
- The Ricker Ancient Burial Ground has also been known as:
- High Road Cemetery
- Old High Road Cemetery
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 Emerys Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Emerys Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Emerys Corner, with the one closest to Emerys Corner listed first.
- Limington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- North Limington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- East Parsonsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Cornish
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Limington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Newfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hollis
- South Parsonsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Parsonsfield
- North Waterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bonny Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Steep Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Maplewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emerys Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emerys Corner.
Newspapers Published in Emerys 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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emerys Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emerys Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emerys Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Emerys Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Strafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emerys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Emerys Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |