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 Kendalls 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 Kendalls 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 Kendalls 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 Kendalls Corner: Kendalls Cor. (or less commonly used: Kendalls Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Kendalls Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kendalls Corner may originally have been Kendall's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kendalls Corner might be written as Kendall 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 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.
Kendalls 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 Kendalls Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kendalls Corner:
- Waldo County (The home county of Kendalls Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kendalls Corner, with the one closest to Kendalls Corner listed first.
- Waldo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Bryants Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Morrill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Swanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bickfords Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kendalls Corner, with the one closest to Kendalls Corner listed first.
- Castine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Harborside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Bucksport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Cape Rosier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Bucksport Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Orland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Orland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kendalls Corner, with the one closest to Kendalls Corner listed first.
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- China
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- South China
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- 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
- Benton Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- North Vassalboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kendalls Corner, with the one closest to Kendalls Corner listed first.
- West Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Burkettville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- South Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Rockport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Rockport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kendalls Corner, with the one closest to Kendalls Corner listed first.
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Flanders Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Coopers Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldoboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Eugley Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- South Waldoboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kendalls Corner, with the one closest to Kendalls Corner listed first.
- East Dixmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Dixmont
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Newburgh
(17 miles [27.4 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
- North Newburgh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Hampden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kendalls Corner, with the one closest to Kendalls Corner listed first.
- Detroit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dogtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Pittsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kendalls Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Kendalls Corner.
Cemeteries Near Kendalls Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kendalls 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 Kendalls Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kendalls Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kendalls Corner, with the one closest to Kendalls Corner listed first.
- Hadley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shorey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Piper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seekens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- West Belfast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Kendalls Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kendalls Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kendalls Corner, with the one closest to Kendalls Corner listed first.
- Waldo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- City Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- City Point is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Morrill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Swanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Searsmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Northport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Searsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- East Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Knox
- Center Montville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Center Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
- West Searsmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kendalls Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kendalls Corner.
Newspapers Published in Kendalls 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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kendalls Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kendalls Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kendalls 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 Kendalls 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
- Somerset 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> | 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 Kendalls Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kendalls Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |