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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 Litchfield Corners (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 Litchfield Corners. 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 Litchfield Corners ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Litchfield Corners: Litchfield Cors.

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.

Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties 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 Litchfield Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Litchfield Corners:

  • Kennebec County     (The home county of Litchfield Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Litchfield Corners, with the one closest to Litchfield Corners listed first.
    • Litchfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • South Monmouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Batchelders Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Monmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Gardiner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
      • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
    • Monmouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Gardiner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • North Monmouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
      • North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <1>
    • Winthrop
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <1>
    • Gardiner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Randolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <1>
    • Farmingdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
      • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <1>
  • Androscoggin County
  • Cumberland County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Litchfield Corners, with the one closest to Litchfield Corners listed first.
    • Chisholm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
    • Jay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Litchfield Corners, with the one closest to Litchfield Corners listed first.
    • Globe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Globe
      • From Litchfield Corners to Globe
    • Stickney Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Litchfield Corners, with the one closest to Litchfield Corners listed first.
    • Buckfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • East Sumner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Oxford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
    • Canton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Paris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
    • South Paris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Paris
      • South Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Paris <1>
    • Canton Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbertville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East Otisfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Norway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Litchfield Corners, with the one closest to Litchfield Corners listed first.
    • Bowdoin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
      • Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
    • Richmond Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bowdoinham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Harwards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pejepscot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Topsham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
      • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <1>
    • Days Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woolwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
      • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <1>
    • West Bath
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
      • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <1>
    • Murphys Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Waldo County
    • Palermo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Litchfield Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Litchfield Corners.

Cemeteries Near Litchfield Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Litchfield Corners.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Litchfield Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Litchfield Corners, with the one closest to Litchfield Corners listed first.

  • Plains Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Wales Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Wales Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Wales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hix Small Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hix Small Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hix Small Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Starbird Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starbird Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starbird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blanchard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanchard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plumer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Furbush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furbush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furbush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spear Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (428 more) ...
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Monmouth Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monmouth Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monmouth Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Litchfield Corners had a population of 160 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Litchfield Corners, with the one closest to Litchfield Corners listed first.

  • Litchfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Litchfield Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Plains
    • Litchfield Plains is located in Kennebec County
  • South Monmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Richmond Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wales
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • East Wales
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wales
    • East Wales is located in Androscoggin County
  • West Bowdoin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bowdoin
    • West Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Bowdoin Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
    • Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
  • West Gardiner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
    • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
  • Leeds Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Monmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sabattus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Litchfield Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Litchfield Corners.

Newspapers Published in Litchfield Corners ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Litchfield Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Litchfield Corners, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Litchfield Corners.

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 websites either 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 Litchfield Corners:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Litchfield Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Litchfield Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Litchfield Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1330, Longitude: -69.9651    
<5>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.
<6>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 Litchfield Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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