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 Penley 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 Penley 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 Penley 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 have occurred.
Another variation: Penley Corners.
- A typical abbreviation for Penley Corner: Penley Cor. (or less commonly used: Penley 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.
Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near Penley Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Penley Corner:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Penley Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Penley Corner, with the one closest to Penley Corner listed first.
- Rumford Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lewiston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Littlefield Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
- Drinkwater Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sabattus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Minot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Foggs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penley Corner, with the one closest to Penley Corner listed first.
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Gloucester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gloucester
- New Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Gloucester <1>
- Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Pownal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Yarmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bunganuc Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Chisholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penley Corner, with the one closest to Penley Corner listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Monmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
- North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <1>
- West Gardiner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Winthrop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <1>
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <1>
- Winthrop Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Winthrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winthrop
- East Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Winthrop <1>
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penley Corner, with the one closest to Penley Corner listed first.
- Hatchs Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Dresden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dresden
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wiscasset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Head Tide
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevett
- Trevett is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevett <1>
- Alna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
- Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgecomb <1>
- Whitefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitefield <1>
- East Edgecomb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boothbay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penley Corner, with the one closest to Penley Corner listed first.
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- East Otisfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buckfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Paris
- South Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Paris <1>
- Norway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Norway is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <1>
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- East Sumner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- North Norway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Waterford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Penley Corner, with the one closest to Penley Corner listed first.
- Bowdoin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Pejepscot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Topsham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
- Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <1>
- Bowdoinham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harwards
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harwards
- From Penley Corner to Harwards
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Bath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
- West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <1>
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
- Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <1>
- York County
- Chicopee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Penley Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Penley Corner.
Cemeteries Near Penley Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Penley 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Penley Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Penley Corner, with the one closest to Penley Corner listed first.
- Penley Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penley Corner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penley Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Abraham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Abraham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Street Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wag Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wag Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wag Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Garcelon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fitz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitz Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McKenney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Clough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clough Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Libby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Libby Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Libby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cotton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Broadview Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadview Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadview Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
While we didn't find Penley Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Penley Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Penley Corner, with the one closest to Penley Corner listed first.
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Lewiston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lewiston
- South Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
- Lewiston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
- Lewiston Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Junction
- Lewiston Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Lisbon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Center
- Lisbon Center is located in Androscoggin County
- East Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Auburn
- East Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Upper Gloucester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Gloucester
- Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Sabattus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
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- New Gloucester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gloucester
- New Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Gloucester <1>
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Penley Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penley Corner.
Newspapers Published in Penley 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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Penley Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Penley Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Penley 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 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 Penley Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penley Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Penley Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Penley Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Penley Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0513, Longitude: -70.2003 |