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 Hayden 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 Hayden 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 Hayden 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 Hayden Corner: Hayden Cor. (or less commonly used: Hayden 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hayden 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 Hayden Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hayden Corner:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Hayden Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden Corner, with the one closest to Hayden Corner listed first.
- Winslow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Vassalboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Benton Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Benton Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- East Vassalboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- China
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vassalboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Belgrade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden Corner, with the one closest to Hayden Corner listed first.
- East Livermore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Shy Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- North Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Livermore Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Leeds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- North Livermore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- South Livermore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden Corner, with the one closest to Hayden Corner listed first.
- New Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chesterville
(23 miles [37 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
- Farmington Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Chesterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Industry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chisholm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- East Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- 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
- Fairbanks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Dryden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Jay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- North Jay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden Corner, with the one closest to Hayden Corner listed first.
- Razorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Burkettville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Stickney Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Globe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Appleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden Corner, with the one closest to Hayden Corner listed first.
- Somerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whitefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Alna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Head Tide
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Davis Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Dresden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden Corner, with the one closest to Hayden Corner listed first.
- Dixmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Plymouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- East Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden Corner, with the one closest to Hayden Corner listed first.
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shawmut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norridgewock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Skowhegan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Cornville
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Pittsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden Corner, with the one closest to Hayden Corner listed first.
- Palermo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Palermo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Burnham
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Thorndike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hayden Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Hayden Corner.
Cemeteries Near Hayden Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayden 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 Hayden Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hayden Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayden Corner, with the one closest to Hayden Corner listed first.
- Getchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Drummond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Priest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McClintock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Goddard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- China Village Cemetery Extension
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Hayden Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hayden Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hayden Corner, with the one closest to Hayden Corner listed first.
- Winslow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Vassalboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Waterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lambs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Benton Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sidney
- Vassalboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Vassalboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- China
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Center is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- South Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Albion is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Albion
- Shawmut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hayden Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayden Corner.
Newspapers Published in Hayden 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 Hayden Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayden 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 Hayden Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hayden Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot 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 Hayden 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hayden Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |