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 Hayford 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 Hayford 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 Hayford 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 Hayford Corner: Hayford Cor. (or less commonly used: Hayford 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 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.
Hayford Corner is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Hayford Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hayford Corner:
- Waldo County (The home county of Hayford Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayford Corner, with the one closest to Hayford Corner listed first.
- Bryants Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Belfast
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waldo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Belmont Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Morrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Bickfords Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Slab City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayford Corner, with the one closest to Hayford Corner listed first.
- Castine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harborside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- West Brooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- West Penobscot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Bucksport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bucksport Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Orland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Little Deer Isle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayford Corner, with the one closest to Hayford Corner listed first.
- Branch Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- China
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South China
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Benton Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- South Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Benton Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayford Corner, with the one closest to Hayford Corner listed first.
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burkettville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- South Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- West Rockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayford Corner, with the one closest to Hayford Corner listed first.
- Somerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Flanders Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Davis Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waldoboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- North Whitefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- South Waldoboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Nobleboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayford Corner, with the one closest to Hayford Corner listed first.
- East Dixmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Dixmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- South Newburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Newburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- North Newburgh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Hampden Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Plymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Hampden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Orrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayford Corner, with the one closest to Hayford Corner listed first.
- Detroit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Pittsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Dogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hayford Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Hayford Corner.
Cemeteries Near Hayford Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayford 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 Hayford Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hayford Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayford Corner, with the one closest to Hayford Corner listed first.
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Belfast Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Belfast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shorey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- East Northport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Belfast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hayford Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hayford Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hayford Corner, with the one closest to Hayford Corner listed first.
- Center Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Belfast
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- City Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- City Point is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Waldo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- East Northport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Morrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Searsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Searsmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
- Swanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Center Montville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
- West Searsmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- South Montville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hayford Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayford Corner.
Newspapers Published in Hayford 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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayford Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayford Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hayford 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 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 Hayford Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Hayford Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hayford Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |