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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 Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Richmond Corner: Richmond Cor. (or less commonly used: Richmond 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec & Lincoln.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Richmond Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richmond 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 Richmond Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Blanchard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanchard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plumer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Starbird Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starbird Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starbird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cotton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hix Small Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hix Small Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hix Small Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dinsmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dinsmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dinsmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coombs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coombs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coombs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Maxwell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Call Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Call Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Call Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Forrest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Hill 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Richmond Corner had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Litchfield Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Plains
    • Litchfield Plains is located in Kennebec County
  • Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Litchfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Litchfield Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harwards
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 Richmond Corner to Harwards
  • West Dresden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dresden
    • West Dresden is located in Lincoln County
  • Iceboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceboro
    • Iceboro is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Bowdoin Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
    • Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Bowdoinham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • South Dresden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • West Bowdoin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bowdoin
    • West Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
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    • South Monmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Gardiner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Dresden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Richmond 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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richmond Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richmond Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richmond 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 Richmond Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richmond 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 Richmond Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Richmond Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richmond Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1036, Longitude: -69.8905       In this case, the coordinates for Richmond Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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