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 Morang 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 Morang 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 Morang 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 Morang Corner: Morang Cor. (or less commonly used: Morang Crn.)
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 and 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.
Morang Corner is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Morang Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morang Corner:
- Knox County (The home county of Morang Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morang Corner, with the one closest to Morang Corner listed first.
- Appleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burkettville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Stickney Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- West Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Razorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- West Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morang Corner, with the one closest to Morang Corner listed first.
- Cape Rosier
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Harborside
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Castine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Little Deer Isle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Brooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Isle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sargentville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Stonington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morang Corner, with the one closest to Morang Corner listed first.
- Branch Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- South Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- South China
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- China
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- East Pittston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Chelsea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Pittston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Farmingdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morang Corner, with the one closest to Morang Corner listed first.
- Flanders Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Davis Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Waldoboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eugley Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- South Waldoboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- North Whitefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Nobleboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Whitefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morang Corner, with the one closest to Morang Corner listed first.
- Dixmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- East Dixmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Sagadahoc County
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morang Corner, with the one closest to Morang Corner listed first.
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morang Corner, with the one closest to Morang Corner listed first.
- South Montville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Searsmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnville Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slab City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- West Searsmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Bickfords Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Center Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Montville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Belmont Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Lincolnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morang Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Morang Corner.
Cemeteries Near Morang Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morang 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 Morang Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morang Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morang Corner, with the one closest to Morang Corner listed first.
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sprague Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Skidmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pierpont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Hope Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weymouth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fish 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.<2>
While we didn't find Morang Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morang Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morang Corner, with the one closest to Morang Corner listed first.
- North Union
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Appleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burkettville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- South Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
- East Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- North Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stickney Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- South Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Liberty is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Liberty
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- West Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Razorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morang Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morang Corner.
Newspapers Published in Morang 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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morang Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morang Corner, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morang Corner.
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 helpful 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 Morang Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Morang Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morang Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |