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 Murphy 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 Murphy 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 Murphy 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 Murphy Corner: Murphy Cor. (or less commonly used: Murphy Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Murphy Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murphy 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near Murphy Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murphy Corner:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Murphy Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Corner, with the one closest to Murphy Corner listed first.
- Penley Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Rumford Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Littlefield Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Minot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Moussam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foggs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Drinkwater Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Corner, with the one closest to Murphy Corner listed first.
- New Gloucester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- East Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Pownal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Crescent Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Cobb Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- North Yarmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Gray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Casco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Chisholm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Corner, with the one closest to Murphy Corner listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- South Monmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Litchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- East Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- North Monmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- West Gardiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Wayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winthrop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- East Winthrop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Corner, with the one closest to Murphy Corner listed first.
- South Dresden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Hatchs Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Dresden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Wiscasset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Head Tide
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Corner, with the one closest to Murphy Corner listed first.
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Spurrs Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Buckfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- East Sumner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- North Norway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- South Waterford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Corner, with the one closest to Murphy Corner listed first.
- Bowdoin Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Pejepscot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Topsham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoinham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Days Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Woolwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphy Corner, with the one closest to Murphy Corner listed first.
- Chicopee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- East Limington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Kimbles Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- North Limington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murphy Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Murphy Corner.
Cemeteries Near Murphy Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murphy 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 Murphy Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murphy Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murphy Corner, with the one closest to Murphy Corner listed first.
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fitz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Penley Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McKenney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garcelon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wag Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKenney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (508 more) ...
- Libby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Murphy Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murphy Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murphy Corner, with the one closest to Murphy Corner listed first.
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewiston Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lewiston Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Junction
- Upper Gloucester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Gloucester
- South Lewiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lewiston
- Lewiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Gloucester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Minot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- East Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- South Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poland
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poland Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- West Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murphy Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murphy Corner.
Newspapers Published in Murphy 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murphy Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murphy Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murphy 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 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 Murphy Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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 Murphy Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murphy Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |