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 Plummer 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 Plummer 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 Plummer 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 Plummer Corner: Plummer Cor. (or less commonly used: Plummer Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Plummer Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plummer 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Plummer 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 Plummer Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plummer Corner:
- Somerset County (The home county of Plummer Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Corner, with the one closest to Plummer Corner listed first.
- Detroit
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Houston Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Dogtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Pittsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Albans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Mainstream
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Corner, with the one closest to Plummer Corner listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Orland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Corner, with the one closest to Plummer Corner listed first.
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Benton Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Winslow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- China
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Vassalboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Branch Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- East Vassalboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Knox County
- West Appleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Corner, with the one closest to Plummer Corner listed first.
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- North Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Corinna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dixmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Stetson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Dixmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Newburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Exeter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Corner, with the one closest to Plummer Corner listed first.
- Dover South Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Wellington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- East Sangerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Parkman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Sangerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Dover - Foxcroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Abbot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plummer Corner, with the one closest to Plummer Corner listed first.
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burnham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thorndike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Knox Ledge Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Knox
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plummer Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Plummer Corner.
Cemeteries Near Plummer Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plummer 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 Plummer Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plummer Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plummer Corner, with the one closest to Plummer Corner listed first.
- North Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hathaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pooler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chandler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Etna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warren Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Plummer Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plummer Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plummer Corner, with the one closest to Plummer Corner listed first.
- Detroit
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Pittsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Dixmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dixmont
- West Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Troy is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Etna Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Etna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Center
- North Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winnecook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Dixmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plummer Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plummer Corner.
Newspapers Published in Plummer 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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plummer Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plummer 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 Plummer 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 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 Plummer Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Penobscot County
- Piscataquis County
- Waldo 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 Plummer 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plummer Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |