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 Heals 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 Heals 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 Heals 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 Heals Corner: Heals Cor. (or less commonly used: Heals 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Heals 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 Heals Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heals Corner:
- Waldo County (The home county of Heals Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heals Corner, with the one closest to Heals Corner listed first.
- Lincolnville Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Bickfords Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Center Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Northport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Belmont Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Belfast
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryants Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heals Corner, with the one closest to Heals Corner listed first.
- Harborside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Castine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- West Penobscot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Little Deer Isle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sargentville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Sunset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Isle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Verona Island
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Bucksport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heals Corner, with the one closest to Heals Corner listed first.
- Branch Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- China
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- South China
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- East Vassalboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Benton Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 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
- North Vassalboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heals Corner, with the one closest to Heals Corner listed first.
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- West Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Glen Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Lucas Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Pulpit Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heals Corner, with the one closest to Heals Corner listed first.
- Flanders Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Davis Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Waldoboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Waldoboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Eugley Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Coopers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nobleboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Harrington Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Medomak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Medomak is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
- Bremen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heals Corner, with the one closest to Heals Corner listed first.
- East Dixmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Dixmont
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Newburgh
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Hampden Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- North Newburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Orrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heals Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Heals Corner.
Cemeteries Near Heals Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heals 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 Heals Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heals Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heals Corner, with the one closest to Heals Corner listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Upper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Belmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Beach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Searsmont 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 Heals Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heals Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heals Corner, with the one closest to Heals Corner listed first.
- Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Northport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
- East Northport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belfast
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Islesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- South Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morrill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heals Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heals Corner.
Newspapers Published in Heals 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heals Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heals 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 Heals 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 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 Heals 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
- 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 Heals 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' (or 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- Heals Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |