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 Kennedy 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 Kennedy 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 Kennedy 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Kennedy Corner: Kennedy Cor. (or less commonly used: Kennedy Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Kennedy Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kennedy 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Kennedy Corner is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Kennedy Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kennedy Corner:
- Knox County (The home county of Kennedy Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy Corner, with the one closest to Kennedy Corner listed first.
- Globe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Stickney Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Razorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Burkettville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Warren Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- West Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Cushing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Androscoggin County
- Wales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Cumberland County
- Harding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy Corner, with the one closest to Kennedy Corner listed first.
- South Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Pittston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- North Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- South China
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- South Gardiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Farmingdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gardiner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy Corner, with the one closest to Kennedy Corner listed first.
- Flanders Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Coopers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waldoboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Eugley Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Nobleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Harrington Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Alna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Newcastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Whitefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy Corner, with the one closest to Kennedy Corner listed first.
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harwards
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Murphys Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Richmond Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Days Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Bowdoinham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woolwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- MacMahan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Bowdoin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Arrowsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- West Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy Corner, with the one closest to Kennedy Corner listed first.
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shawmut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy Corner, with the one closest to Kennedy Corner listed first.
- Palermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Searsmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- North Palermo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Bickfords Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Lincolnville Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Montville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kennedy Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Kennedy Corner.
Cemeteries Near Kennedy Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kennedy 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 Kennedy Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kennedy Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kennedy Corner, with the one closest to Kennedy Corner listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weeks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trask Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Creamer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Comery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shuman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Waldoboro.
- The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312392 <2>
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 Kennedy Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kennedy Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kennedy Corner, with the one closest to Kennedy Corner listed first.
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Orffs Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orffs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orffs Corner
- North Waldoboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Waldoboro
- Globe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Stickney Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- West Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Washington is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Washington
- Winslows Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winslows Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslows Mills
- Razorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- South Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Jefferson is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldoboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coopers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nobleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kennedy Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kennedy Corner.
Newspapers Published in Kennedy 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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kennedy Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kennedy Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kennedy 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 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 Kennedy Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Sagadahoc 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> | 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- Kennedy Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kennedy Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |