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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 McFarlands 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 McFarlands 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 McFarlands 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 McFarlands Corner: McFarlands Cor. (or less commonly used: McFarlands Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is McFarlands Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So McFarlands Corner may originally have been McFarland's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case McFarlands Corner might be written as McFarland 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

McFarlands Corner is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.

Below are the counties that are near McFarlands Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McFarlands Corner:

  • Waldo County     (The home county of McFarlands Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFarlands Corner, with the one closest to McFarlands Corner listed first.
    • Montville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Liberty
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Searsmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • South Montville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • North Palermo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • North Palermo is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
    • Freedom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Searsmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Palermo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Morrill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Knox
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Knox is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Slab City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Belmont Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFarlands Corner, with the one closest to McFarlands Corner listed first.
    • Castine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Harborside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Penobscot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cape Rosier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • West Brooksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • West Penobscot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • Verona Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Former name for Verona Island:
      • Verona
    • Bucksport Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Bucksport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Orland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFarlands Corner, with the one closest to McFarlands Corner listed first.
    • Branch Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • Albion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • China
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • China is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <2>
    • South China
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • North Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • Windsor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Vassalboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
    • Benton Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
    • North Vassalboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
    • Benton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Benton is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
    • South Windsor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • Benton Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFarlands Corner, with the one closest to McFarlands Corner listed first.
    • West Appleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
    • Burkettville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Burkettville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
    • Lucas Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
    • Appleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Razorville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Razorville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
    • Washington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Stickney Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
    • Globe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • South Hope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • Lake City
      (16 miles [25.7 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 McFarlands Corner, with the one closest to McFarlands Corner listed first.
    • Somerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Somerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Coopers Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flanders Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Davis Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • North Whitefield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
    • Waldoboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Whitefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eugley Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Nobleboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Harrington Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Alna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Alna is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alna <2>
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFarlands Corner, with the one closest to McFarlands Corner listed first.
    • Dixmont
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • East Dixmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • Plymouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • South Newburgh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Newburgh Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • Newburgh
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • East Newport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • East Newport is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
    • Etna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Etna is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Carmel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <2>
    • North Newburgh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFarlands Corner, with the one closest to McFarlands Corner listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawmut
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawmut is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
    • Nyes Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
    • Hinckley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hinckley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
    • Pittsfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Detroit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dogtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Houston Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Canaan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Palmyra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
    • Palmyra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Smithfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near McFarlands Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McFarlands 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 McFarlands Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Carter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Repose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitten Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Wood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hannan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hannon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (363 more) ...
    • Pierce Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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 McFarlands Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McFarlands Corner.

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

  • Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Montville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Montville is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Whites Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Whites Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Corner
  • South Montville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Montville is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
  • West Searsmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
  • East Palermo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Palermo is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
  • Center Montville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Montville is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
  • North Palermo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Palermo is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
  • Smithton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Smithton is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • West Appleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Appleton is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
  • North Searsmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Searsmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
  • South Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Liberty is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Liberty
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Halldale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Halldale is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halldale
    • Searsmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Freedom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in McFarlands 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around McFarlands Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McFarlands Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McFarlands 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 McFarlands Corner:

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 McFarlands Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McFarlands Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.