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 Richs 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 Richs 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 Richs 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 Richs Corner: Richs Cor. (or less commonly used: Richs Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Richs Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Richs Corner may originally have been Rich's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Richs Corner might be written as Rich 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 and doctors 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.
Richs Corner is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Richs Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richs Corner:
- Hancock County (The home county of Richs Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corner, with the one closest to Richs Corner listed first.
- Surry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Blue Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lamoine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
- Indian Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Blue Hill Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- Lamoine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Blue Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Franklin Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corner, with the one closest to Richs Corner listed first.
- Isle Au Haut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pulpit Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- North Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corner, with the one closest to Richs Corner listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Holden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Eddington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
- Brewer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Bangor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eddington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Veazie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corner, with the one closest to Richs Corner listed first.
- Sandy Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prospect Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Stockton Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frankfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winterport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Searsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Winterport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Islesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- North Islesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- East Northport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- North Searsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richs Corner, with the one closest to Richs Corner listed first.
- Steuben
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Steuben
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Steuben is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
- Cherryfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Deblois
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deblois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richs Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Richs Corner.
Cemeteries Near Richs Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richs 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 Richs Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richs Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richs Corner, with the one closest to Richs Corner listed first.
- Morgan Bay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Surry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haskell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whittenmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goose Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Remick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Alley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<5>
While we didn't find Richs Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richs Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richs Corner, with the one closest to Richs Corner listed first.
- East Surry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Surry
- South Surry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Surry
- West Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- Surry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Blue Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Hill Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- Indian Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- East Lamoine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- West Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ellsworth
- Ellsworth Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Falls
- South Blue Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richs Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richs Corner.
Newspapers Published in Richs 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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richs Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richs Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richs Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Richs Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Penobscot County
- Waldo County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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> | 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- Richs Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Richs Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |