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 Paine 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 Paine 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 Paine 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 Paine Corner: Paine Cor. (or less commonly used: Paine 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Paine Corner is located in Oxford 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 Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Paine Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paine Corner:
- Oxford County (The home county of Paine Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paine Corner, with the one closest to Paine Corner listed first.
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Buckfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- North Norway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- East Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- West Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 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>
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paine Corner, with the one closest to Paine Corner listed first.
- West Minot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Mechanic Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moussam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- North Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- West Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- East Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Minot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- West Poland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chase Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Turner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paine Corner, with the one closest to Paine Corner listed first.
- Cobb Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Shaker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Bridgton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Gloucester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Naples
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Sandy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- South Casco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paine Corner, with the one closest to Paine Corner listed first.
- Chisholm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- North Jay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- East Dixfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paine Corner, with the one closest to Paine Corner listed first.
- Monmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- North Monmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Litchfield Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Batchelders Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Purgatory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- North Wayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Winthrop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maranacook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paine Corner, with the one closest to Paine Corner listed first.
- Bowdoin
(23 miles [37 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
- Bowdoin Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Pejepscot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Richmond Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Topsham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoinham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paine Corner, with the one closest to Paine Corner listed first.
- Cornish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paine Corner, with the one closest to Paine Corner listed first.
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paine Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Paine Corner.
Cemeteries Near Paine Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paine 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 Paine Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paine Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paine Corner, with the one closest to Paine Corner listed first.
- Rowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shepardsfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Washburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bucknam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whitman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farris - Whitman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Congregational Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300351 <2>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (489 more) ...
- Deane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hilborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Paine Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paine Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paine Corner, with the one closest to Paine Corner listed first.
- Welchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Welchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchville
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanic Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Minot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Otisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- East Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Minot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 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
- North Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paine Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paine Corner.
Newspapers Published in Paine 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paine Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paine Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paine 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 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 Paine Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Carroll 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 Paine Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paine Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |