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 Lambs 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 Lambs 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 Lambs 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 Lambs Corner: Lambs Cor. (or less commonly used: Lambs Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Lambs Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lambs Corner may originally have been Lamb's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lambs Corner might be written as Lamb Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lambs Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lambs 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 and hospitals 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.
Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Lambs Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lambs Corner:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Lambs Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Corner, with the one closest to Lambs Corner listed first.
- China
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Vassalboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Waterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Benton Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Benton Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Vassalboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South China
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Branch Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Corner, with the one closest to Lambs Corner listed first.
- East Livermore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Curtis Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Leeds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <2>
- North Leeds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Shy Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Corner, with the one closest to Lambs Corner listed first.
- New Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chesterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Farmington Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Chesterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Industry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Corner, with the one closest to Lambs Corner listed first.
- Razorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Burkettville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Stickney Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Globe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Corner, with the one closest to Lambs Corner listed first.
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Whitefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Davis Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Head Tide
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Alna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Harrington Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Corner, with the one closest to Lambs Corner listed first.
- Dixmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Plymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- South Newburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Corner, with the one closest to Lambs Corner listed first.
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shawmut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norridgewock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Skowhegan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Mercer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lambs Corner, with the one closest to Lambs Corner listed first.
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Palermo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Unity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winnecook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Montville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Thorndike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burnham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Montville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Knox Ledge Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Knox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lambs Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Lambs Corner.
Cemeteries Near Lambs Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lambs 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 Lambs Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lambs Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lambs Corner, with the one closest to Lambs Corner listed first.
- Priest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- China Village Cemetery Extension
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- China Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McClintock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Getchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- China Neck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Abbott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lambs Corner had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lambs Corner, with the one closest to Lambs Corner listed first.
- China
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Vassalboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- South Albion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Albion is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Albion
- East Vassalboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Waterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- North Sidney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sidney
- Vassalboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South China
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lambs Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lambs Corner.
Newspapers Published in Lambs 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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lambs Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lambs Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lambs Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lambs Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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 Lambs 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lambs Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |