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 Hurds 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 Hurds 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 Hurds 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 Hurds Corner: Hurds Cor. (or less commonly used: Hurds Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Hurds Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hurds Corner may originally have been Hurd's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hurds Corner might be written as Hurd Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hurds Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hurds 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 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.
Hurds Corner is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Hurds Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hurds Corner:
- Hancock County (The home county of Hurds Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurds Corner, with the one closest to Hurds Corner listed first.
- North Ellsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Otis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dedham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Surry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Orland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mariaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- North Penobscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Orland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waltham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waltham is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Franklin Road
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
- Bucksport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurds Corner, with the one closest to Hurds Corner listed first.
- East Eddington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
- Goodale Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Holden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
- Brewer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eddington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Orrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Veazie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurds Corner, with the one closest to Hurds Corner listed first.
- Prospect Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Sandy Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winterport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Winterport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stockton Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Searsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Swanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hurds Corner, with the one closest to Hurds Corner listed first.
- Deblois
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Deblois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Beddington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherryfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Steuben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Steuben is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hurds Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Hurds Corner.
Cemeteries Near Hurds Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hurds 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 Hurds Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hurds Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hurds Corner, with the one closest to Hurds Corner listed first.
- Nicolin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Ellsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Birch Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Juniper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Granite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Surry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Burying Ground Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- MacKenzie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Woodbine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Back Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Hurds Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hurds Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hurds Corner, with the one closest to Hurds Corner listed first.
- North Ellsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- West Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ellsworth
- Green Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Ellsworth Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Falls
- North Orland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Orland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orland
- Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Orland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Surry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dedham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Penobscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- East Surry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Surry
- East Holden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Holden is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holden
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Bucksport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bucksport
- Orland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bucks Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bucks Mills is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hurds Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hurds Corner.
Newspapers Published in Hurds 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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurds Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hurds Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hurds 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 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 Hurds Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Penobscot County
- Waldo County
- Washington 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 Hurds 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hurds Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |