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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 Manson 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 Manson 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 Manson 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Manson Corner: Manson Cor. (or less commonly used: Manson Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Manson Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Manson 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 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.
Manson Corner is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Manson Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manson Corner:
- Somerset County (The home county of Manson Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manson Corner, with the one closest to Manson Corner listed first.
- Hartland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Saint Albans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mainstream
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Dogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Pittsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cornville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manson Corner, with the one closest to Manson Corner listed first.
- Industry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- New Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manson Corner, with the one closest to Manson Corner listed first.
- Morrison Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winslow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- China
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Vassalboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Belgrade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manson Corner, with the one closest to Manson Corner listed first.
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corinna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- North Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Stetson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Exeter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Etna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- East Exeter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Dixmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manson Corner, with the one closest to Manson Corner listed first.
- Wellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Parkman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury Plantation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Guilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sangerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Sangerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Abbot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Dover South Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Monson Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Dover - Foxcroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Dover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manson Corner, with the one closest to Manson Corner listed first.
- Burnham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unity
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thorndike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Knox Ledge Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Brooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Monroe Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- North Palermo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manson Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Manson Corner.
Cemeteries Near Manson Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manson 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 Manson Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manson Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manson Corner, with the one closest to Manson Corner listed first.
- Fuller Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pooler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slab City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Pittsfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Weeks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Libby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Ripley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Manson Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manson Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manson Corner, with the one closest to Manson Corner listed first.
- Hartland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Saint Albans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mainstream
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Pittsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Spragues Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spragues Mill is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragues Mill
- Corinna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manson Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manson Corner.
Newspapers Published in Manson 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 Manson Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manson Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manson 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 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 Manson Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Penobscot County
- Piscataquis 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> | 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 Manson Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Manson Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |