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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lowells Corner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lowells Corner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lowells Corner, please Contact Us.
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 Lowells 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 Lowells 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 Lowells 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 Lowells Corner: Lowells Cor. (or less commonly used: Lowells Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Lowells Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Lowells Corner may originally have been Lowell's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lowells Corner might be written as Lowell 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lowells Corner is historic, it would have been located within present day Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near Lowells Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lowells Corner:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Lowells Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowells Corner, with the one closest to Lowells Corner listed first.
- North Windham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- West Gray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Gorham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Frye Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Ireland Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
- Newhall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- South Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Sebago Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowells Corner, with the one closest to Lowells Corner listed first.
- West Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- East Poland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Moussam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Minot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Littlefield Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Mechanic Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- Litchfield Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowells Corner, with the one closest to Lowells Corner listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Rankins Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Otisfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- East Hiram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Durgintown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Kezar Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Brownfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowells Corner, with the one closest to Lowells Corner listed first.
- Pejepscot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Sabino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Sebasco Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowdoinham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowells Corner, with the one closest to Lowells Corner listed first.
- Chicopee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- East Limington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- North Limington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Buxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Limington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Bar Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hollis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Cornish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hollis Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Clarks Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lowells Corner, with the one closest to Lowells Corner listed first.
- Effingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lowells Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Lowells Corner.
Cemeteries Near Lowells Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowells 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 Lowells Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lowells Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lowells Corner, with the one closest to Lowells Corner listed first.
- Arlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dolley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Gorham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Windham Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Purington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Godd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Murch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Lowells Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lowells Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lowells Corner, with the one closest to Lowells Corner listed first.
- North Windham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Gorham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- West Gray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Windham Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windham Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Center
- East Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Raymond
- South Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Newhall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
- Dry Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Richville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sebago Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- South Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- North Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lowells Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lowells Corner.
Newspapers Published in Lowells 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowells Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lowells Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lowells 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 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 Lowells Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lowells Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Lowells Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |