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

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Nealeys Corner might be written as Nealey Corner.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Nealeys Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nealeys 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.

Nealeys Corner is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of Nealeys Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nealeys Corner, with the one closest to Nealeys Corner listed first.
    • Newburgh Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • Newburgh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
    • South Newburgh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • North Newburgh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
    • Hampden Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
    • Orrington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hampden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dixmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • Hermon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <2>
    • North Orrington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • Carmel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Goodale Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nealeys Corner, with the one closest to Nealeys Corner listed first.
    • Bucksport Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Bucksport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Verona Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Orland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dedham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • East Orland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Penobscot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • North Penobscot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
    • North Ellsworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • Castine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Penobscot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • West Brooksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nealeys Corner, with the one closest to Nealeys Corner listed first.
    • Albion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Benton Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
    • Benton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Benton is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
  • Knox County
    • West Appleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
  • Piscataquis County
    • Dover South Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nealeys Corner, with the one closest to Nealeys Corner listed first.
    • Detroit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Houston Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Dogtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Palmyra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • West Palmyra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
    • Hartland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Albans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ripley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Canaan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nealeys Corner, with the one closest to Nealeys Corner listed first.
    • North Winterport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
    • Frankfort
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winterport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Monroe Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • North Searsport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
    • Prospect
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Prospect Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Swanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brooks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Nealeys Corner ...

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

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

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

  • Neallys Corner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ellingwood Corner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Twining Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lufkin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Knowlton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Leavitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (278 more) ...

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

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

  • Newburgh Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
  • Ellingwood Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellingwood Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellingwood Corner
  • South Newburgh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
  • West Hampden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • West Hampden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampden
  • Newburgh Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburgh Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Center
  • Newburgh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
  • North Newburgh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
  • Hampden Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
  • West Winterport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Winterport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winterport
  • North Winterport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
  • Hermon Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hermon Pond is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Pond
  • East Dixmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Monroe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Frankfort
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winterport
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Nealeys Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nealeys Corner.

Newspapers Published in Nealeys 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nealeys Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nealeys Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nealeys 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 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 Nealeys 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 Nealeys 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' (or 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- Nealeys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.