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

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

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

Pauls Corner is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.

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

  • Waldo County     (The home county of Pauls Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Corner, with the one closest to Pauls Corner listed first.
    • West Searsmont
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • Searsmont
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Slab City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • South Montville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • Bickfords Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Belmont Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
    • Belmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Liberty
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Morrill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Montville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Corner, with the one closest to Pauls Corner listed first.
    • Harborside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cape Rosier
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • Bucksport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Verona Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Bucksport Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Little Deer Isle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Orland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Corner, with the one closest to Pauls Corner listed first.
    • Branch Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • Albion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • China
      (16 miles [25.7 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 <2>
    • South China
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • North Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • East Vassalboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
    • 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
    • Benton Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
    • Benton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Benton is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
    • North Vassalboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Corner, with the one closest to Pauls Corner listed first.
    • West Appleton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
    • Appleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Burkettville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burkettville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
    • Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lucas Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
    • Washington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Razorville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Razorville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
    • Stickney Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
    • Camden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Corner, with the one closest to Pauls Corner listed first.
    • 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
    • Flanders Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Jefferson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Coopers Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldoboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • North Whitefield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
    • Eugley Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • South Waldoboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Nobleboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitefield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrington Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Corner, with the one closest to Pauls Corner listed first.
    • Dixmont
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • South Newburgh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Newburgh Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • Newburgh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • North Newburgh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
    • Carmel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • East Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • East Newport is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
    • Etna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Etna is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
    • Hampden Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
    • Orrington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Corner, with the one closest to Pauls Corner listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawmut
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawmut is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
    • Nyes Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
    • Detroit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pittsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dogtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Houston Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Hinckley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hinckley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley

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

Cemeteries Near Pauls Corner ...

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

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

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Weymouth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Repose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lassell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Searsmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sprague Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • South Belmont Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (356 more) ...
    • Pierce Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hannon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Searsmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • North Searsmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • North Searsmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
  • West Searsmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
  • West Appleton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Appleton is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
  • South Montville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • South Montville is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
  • Center Montville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Center Montville is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
  • Center Belmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
  • Belmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Liberty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North Appleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Appleton is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
  • Morrill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Montville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Montville is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Appleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Whites Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Whites Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Corner
    • Burkettville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burkettville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville

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

Newspapers Published in Pauls 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pauls Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pauls Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pauls 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 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 Pauls 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 Pauls 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pauls Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.