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 Higgins 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 Higgins 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 Higgins 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 Higgins Corner: Higgins Cor. (or less commonly used: Higgins Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Higgins Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Higgins Corner may originally have been Higgin's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Higgins Corner might be written as Higgin Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Higgins Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Higgins 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Higgins Corner is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near Higgins Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Higgins Corner:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Higgins Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Standish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Steep Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sebago Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Frye Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- North Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- West Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Gorham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- South Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Sebago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Windham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Windham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- West Poland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- East Poland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Moussam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Mechanic Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Penley Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Durgintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Rankins Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- East Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brownfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Merrill Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Spurrs Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Fryeburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- East Limington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- North Limington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- South Limington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Limington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chicopee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Lake Arrowhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Buxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Limerick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bar Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- South Effingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Effingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Wakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- East Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Ossipee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Chickville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chickville is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- Center Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
- North Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Higgins Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Higgins Corner.
Cemeteries Near Higgins Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Higgins 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 Higgins Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Higgins Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Gorham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marrs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaws Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridlon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Higgins Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Higgins Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Higgins Corner, with the one closest to Higgins Corner listed first.
- East Limington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- North Limington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- South Limington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Bonny Eagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- Limington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Steep Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chicopee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Standish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- North Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hollis
- West Buxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sebago Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hollis
- Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- North Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baldwin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Higgins Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Higgins Corner.
Newspapers Published in Higgins 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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Higgins Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Higgins Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Higgins Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Higgins Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Oxford County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Strafford 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Higgins Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Higgins Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |