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 Jackman 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 Jackman 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 Jackman 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Jackman Corner: Jackman Cor. (or less commonly used: Jackman 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 southwest 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 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.
Jackman Corner is located in Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County: Aroostook, Penobscot & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Jackman Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackman Corner:
- Piscataquis County (The home county of Jackman Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackman Corner, with the one closest to Jackman Corner listed first.
- Sangerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Sangerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Howard Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Guilford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Dover - Foxcroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abbot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Monson Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Atkinson Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Bowerbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackman Corner, with the one closest to Jackman Corner listed first.
- Silvers Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Corinna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Exeter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- East Exeter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- North Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Stetson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackman Corner, with the one closest to Jackman Corner listed first.
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mainstream
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Saint Albans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brighton has also been known as:
- Brighton Plantation
- Mayfield Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
- West Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Detroit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackman Corner, with the one closest to Jackman Corner listed first.
- Burnham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winnecook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackman Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Jackman Corner.
Cemeteries Near Jackman Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackman 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 Jackman Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackman Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackman Corner, with the one closest to Jackman Corner listed first.
- Frenchs Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Storer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkman Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pingree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Guilford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McAllister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fern - Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Garland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Jackman Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jackman Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackman Corner, with the one closest to Jackman Corner listed first.
- North Dexter
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dexter
- Sangerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silvers Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- East Sangerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Dover South Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abbot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Corinna Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna Center
- North Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
- South Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jackman Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackman Corner.
Newspapers Published in Jackman 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 Jackman Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackman Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jackman 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 Jackman Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Piscataquis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Penobscot County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Jackman Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jackman Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |