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 Goodwin 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 Goodwin 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 Goodwin 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 Goodwin Corner: Goodwin Cor. (or less commonly used: Goodwin Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Goodwin Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Goodwin 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.
Goodwin Corner is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Goodwin Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goodwin Corner:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Goodwin Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwin Corner, with the one closest to Goodwin Corner listed first.
- Benton Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morrison Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Benton Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Waterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Vassalboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- China
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Vassalboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- North Belgrade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwin Corner, with the one closest to Goodwin Corner listed first.
- New Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Farmington Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chesterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Industry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- North Chesterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- New Vineyard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Fairbanks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- East Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwin Corner, with the one closest to Goodwin Corner listed first.
- West Appleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Razorville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Burkettville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Appleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Globe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwin Corner, with the one closest to Goodwin Corner listed first.
- Somerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwin Corner, with the one closest to Goodwin Corner listed first.
- Dixmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Plymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- East Dixmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Corinna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- North Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Newburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- South Newburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stetson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Newburgh Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Piscataquis County
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwin Corner, with the one closest to Goodwin Corner listed first.
- Shawmut
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nyes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norridgewock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skowhegan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Dogtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- West Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodwin Corner, with the one closest to Goodwin Corner listed first.
- Burnham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Palermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Thorndike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palermo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Knox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Montville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goodwin Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Goodwin Corner.
Cemeteries Near Goodwin Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodwin 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 Goodwin Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goodwin Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goodwin Corner, with the one closest to Goodwin Corner listed first.
- Emery Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ames Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nobels Ferry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tozier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McClintock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Goodwin Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goodwin Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goodwin Corner, with the one closest to Goodwin Corner listed first.
- Shawmut
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Morrison Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Benton Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Center is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Waterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- North Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Fairfield is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Lambs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Larone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Larone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larone
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goodwin Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodwin Corner.
Newspapers Published in Goodwin 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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodwin Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodwin Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodwin Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Goodwin Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot 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 Goodwin 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goodwin Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |