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 Grays 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 Grays 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 Grays 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 Grays Corner: Grays Cor. (or less commonly used: Grays Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Grays Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Grays Corner may originally have been Gray's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Grays Corner might be written as Gray Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Grays Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grays 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Grays Corner is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Grays Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grays Corner:
- Hancock County (The home county of Grays Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Corner, with the one closest to Grays Corner listed first.
- Brooksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hill Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- Blue Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- South Blue Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Sargentville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Sedgwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Deer Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Brooklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Castine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Penobscot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Blue Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Corner, with the one closest to Grays Corner listed first.
- Pulpit Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- North Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Isle Au Haut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Vinalhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- West Rockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Owls Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Appleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Corner, with the one closest to Grays Corner listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Holden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hampden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Orrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Newburgh Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Hampden Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- South Newburgh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Brewer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Eddington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
- East Dixmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Newburgh
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Bangor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grays Corner, with the one closest to Grays Corner listed first.
- Sandy Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Islesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Islesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Prospect Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Searsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Northport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Searsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Bryants Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Lincolnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grays Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Grays Corner.
Cemeteries Near Grays Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grays 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 Grays Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grays Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grays Corner, with the one closest to Grays Corner listed first.
- Douglass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Camp Stream Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Early Settlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Condon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seaside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westcott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- West Brooksville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Penobscot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Grays Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grays Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grays Corner, with the one closest to Grays Corner listed first.
- Brooksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- North Sedgwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
- Blue Hill Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- Blue Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Brooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Sargentville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Sedgwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Penobscot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Penobscot
- South Blue Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- North Brooklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- North Castine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Castine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Castine
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Castine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Penobscot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cape Rosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grays Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grays Corner.
Newspapers Published in Grays 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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grays Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grays Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grays 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 either 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 Grays Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Penobscot County
- Waldo 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grays Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Grays Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |