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 Hunts 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 Hunts 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 Hunts 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 Hunts Corner: Hunts Cor. (or less commonly used: Hunts Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Hunts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hunts Corner may originally have been Hunt's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hunts Corner might be written as Hunt Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hunts Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hunts 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 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.
Hunts Corner is located in Oxford 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 Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Hunts Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hunts Corner:
- Oxford County (The home county of Hunts Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunts Corner, with the one closest to Hunts Corner listed first.
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- North Norway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bryant Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- West Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- West Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <2>
- Slab City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunts Corner, with the one closest to Hunts Corner listed first.
- West Minot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Chase Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Mechanic Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Poland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Turner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Turner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Poland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Minot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Moussam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- West Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunts Corner, with the one closest to Hunts Corner listed first.
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Bridgton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Bridgton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Bridgton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Otisfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Sandy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Cobb Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- South Bridgton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Casco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Sebago
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunts Corner, with the one closest to Hunts Corner listed first.
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Berry Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- East Dixfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Chisholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- North Jay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunts Corner, with the one closest to Hunts Corner listed first.
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Intervale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Kearsarge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- North Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hale's Location
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunts Corner, with the one closest to Hunts Corner listed first.
- Shelburne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Gorham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Glen House
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Martins Location
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkhams Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sargents Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hunts Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Hunts Corner.
Cemeteries Near Hunts Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hunts 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 Hunts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hunts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hunts Corner, with the one closest to Hunts Corner listed first.
- Songo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bisbeetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Merrill Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patch Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richardson Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Howe Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- Stearns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hunts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hunts Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hunts Corner, with the one closest to Hunts Corner listed first.
- East Stoneham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- North Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Norway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- North Lovell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Lovell is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lovell
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
- Bryant Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <2>
- West Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Norway Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norway Lake is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hunts Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hunts Corner.
Newspapers Published in Hunts 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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunts Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hunts Corner, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hunts 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 Hunts Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Carroll County
- Coos 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 Hunts Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hunts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |