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 Roberts 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 Roberts 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 Roberts 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 Roberts Corner: Roberts Cor. (or less commonly used: Roberts Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Roberts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Roberts Corner may originally have been Robert's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Roberts Corner might be written as Robert Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Roberts Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roberts 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Roberts Corner is located in York 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Roberts Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roberts Corner:
- York County (The home county of Roberts Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberts Corner, with the one closest to Roberts Corner listed first.
- Bar Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buxton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Hollis Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Kimbles Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Chicopee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- South Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- Saco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Waterboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Biddeford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberts Corner, with the one closest to Roberts Corner listed first.
- West Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberts Corner, with the one closest to Roberts Corner listed first.
- North Scarborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Gorham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Scarborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Standish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Scarborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Newhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Westbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberts Corner, with the one closest to Roberts Corner listed first.
- Durgintown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Hiram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Rankins Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Porter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Denmark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Brownfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Spurrs Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Merrill Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberts Corner, with the one closest to Roberts Corner listed first.
- Woodman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- East Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ossipee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roberts Corner, with the one closest to Roberts Corner listed first.
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
- East Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- North Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Somersworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <2>
- Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Rollinsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roberts Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Roberts Corner.
Cemeteries Near Roberts Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roberts 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 Roberts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roberts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roberts Corner, with the one closest to Roberts Corner listed first.
- South Buston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
- The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tory Hill Cemetery
- Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <3>
- Flanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Gorham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nonesuch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eastern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- West Gorham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Scarboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Roberts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roberts Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roberts Corner, with the one closest to Roberts Corner listed first.
- Bar Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buxton Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buxton Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Center
- South Buxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Buxton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buxton
- Hollis Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Groveville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Clarks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- West Gorham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gorham
- West Buxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- South Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- Chicopee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- North Scarborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gorham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- West Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hollis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roberts Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roberts Corner.
Newspapers Published in Roberts 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 267 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roberts Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roberts Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roberts 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 helpful 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 Roberts Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Carroll County
- Strafford 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Roberts Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Roberts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |