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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 North Hope 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 North Hope 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 North Hope 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Hope Corner: N. Hope Cor. (or less commonly used: N. Hope 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

North Hope 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 North Hope Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Hope Corner:

  • Knox County     (The home county of North Hope Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Hope Corner, with the one closest to North Hope Corner listed first.
    • Hope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Appleton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • West Appleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
    • South Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • Lake City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Union
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Burkettville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Burkettville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
    • West Rockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lucas Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
    • Camden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rockport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Hope Corner, with the one closest to North Hope Corner listed first.
    • Harborside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cape Rosier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Castine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Penobscot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • West Brooksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • West Penobscot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • Little Deer Isle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Sunset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Brooksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Deer Isle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sargentville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • Bucksport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Hope Corner, with the one closest to North Hope Corner listed first.
    • Branch Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • North Windsor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • Windsor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Albion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • China
      (20 miles [32.2 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 <1>
    • South China
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • South Windsor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • East Vassalboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
    • North Vassalboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
    • East Pittston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • Benton Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
    • Chelsea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Hope Corner, with the one closest to North Hope Corner listed first.
    • Flanders Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Davis Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerville
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Waldoboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Eugley Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Coopers Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nobleboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Whitefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
    • Harrington Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Medomak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Hope Corner, with the one closest to North Hope Corner listed first.
    • Dixmont
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • Newburgh Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • South Newburgh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Newburgh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Hope Corner, with the one closest to North Hope Corner listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawmut
      (30 miles [48.3 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 North Hope Corner, with the one closest to North Hope Corner listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Searsmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bickfords Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Slab City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Center Belmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • South Montville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • Belmont Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • West Searsmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • Liberty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincolnville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near North Hope Corner ...

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

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

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

  • Hope Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lassell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Upper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sprague Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Weymouth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (346 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.<3>

While we didn't find North Hope Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Hope Corner.

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

  • North Appleton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • North Appleton is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
  • Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Appleton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Searsmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • East Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • East Union is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
  • South Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Hope is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
  • West Appleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Appleton is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
  • North Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Union is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Montville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Montville is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
  • Center Belmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
  • Burkettville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Burkettville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • South Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Union is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • West Searsmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont

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

Newspapers Published in North Hope 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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Hope Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Hope 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 North Hope 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 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 North Hope Corner:

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 North Hope 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Hope Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.