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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 Pease 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 Pease 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 Pease 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 Pease Corner: Pease Cor. (or less commonly used: Pease Crn.)

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

Pease Corner is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.

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

  • Somerset County     (The home county of Pease Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pease Corner, with the one closest to Pease Corner listed first.
    • Anson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Anson is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <1>
    • Madison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • North Anson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Starks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Starks is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Barron Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
    • East New Portland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
    • New Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mercer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Mercer is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Embden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Embden is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • East Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Madison is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
    • Norridgewock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Skowhegan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pease Corner, with the one closest to Pease Corner listed first.
    • Livermore Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shy Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
    • North Livermore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
    • East Livermore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pease Corner, with the one closest to Pease Corner listed first.
    • Industry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Industry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
    • New Vineyard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • New Sharon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairbanks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • South Strong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • South Strong is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
    • Strong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Farmington Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Farmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
    • Kingfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Temple
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Temple is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Avon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Avon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pease Corner, with the one closest to Pease Corner listed first.
    • Rome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Rome is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
    • Vienna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Belgrade Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mount Vernon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • North Belgrade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
    • Morrison Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
    • Oakland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Benton Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
    • Waterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Belgrade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Benton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pease Corner, with the one closest to Pease Corner listed first.
    • Canton Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Canton Point is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
    • Gilbertville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
    • Canton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Canton is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Dixfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <1>
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pease Corner, with the one closest to Pease Corner listed first.
    • Wellington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Kingsbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Kingsbury Plantation
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pease Corner, with the one closest to Pease Corner listed first.
    • Burnham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Burnham is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • Winnecook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Winnecook is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook

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

Cemeteries Near Pease Corner ...

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

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

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

  • Emery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Athearn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Boardman - True Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frederic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Locke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Land of Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • Pike Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenleaf Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Longley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

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

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

  • Madison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Anson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Anson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <1>
  • Starks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Starks is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • North Anson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East New Portland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
  • Allens Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
  • Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mercer is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • East Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Mercer is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
  • New Portland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Vineyard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • North New Portland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Embden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Embden is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Norridgewock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Madison is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
    • New Sharon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Pease 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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pease Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pease Corner, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pease 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 Pease 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>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 Pease Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Pease Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.