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 Rome 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 Rome 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 Rome 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 Rome Corner: Rome Cor. (or less commonly used: Rome 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 southwest 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 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.
Rome Corner is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Rome Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rome Corner:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Rome Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Corner, with the one closest to Rome Corner listed first.
- Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belgrade Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Belgrade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Belgrade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Kents Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Readfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Corner, with the one closest to Rome Corner listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- East Livermore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- North Livermore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- North Leeds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- South Livermore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Leeds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Curtis Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- North Turner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Turner Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Corner, with the one closest to Rome Corner listed first.
- New Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Farmington Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Chesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- East Wilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Fairbanks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Industry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Chisholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Dryden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Jay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Corner, with the one closest to Rome Corner listed first.
- Coopers Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- North Whitefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Whitefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Corner, with the one closest to Rome Corner listed first.
- Canton Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Peru
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Sumner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Dixfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Peru
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Buckfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Corner, with the one closest to Rome Corner listed first.
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Starks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Norridgewock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nyes Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Shawmut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Anson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hinckley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Skowhegan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome Corner, with the one closest to Rome Corner listed first.
- Burnham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Palermo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winnecook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- North Palermo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Unity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thorndike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rome Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Rome Corner.
Cemeteries Near Rome Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rome 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 Rome Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rome Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rome Corner, with the one closest to Rome Corner listed first.
- Lado Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hampshire Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philbrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gould Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Soper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sawtelle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Rome Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rome Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rome Corner, with the one closest to Rome Corner listed first.
- Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Belgrade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- East Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
- New Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belgrade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Mount Vernon is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mount Vernon
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmington Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Chesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- North Chesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- North Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rome Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rome Corner.
Newspapers Published in Rome 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rome Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rome Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rome Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Rome Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Somerset 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 Rome 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 from Point A (ie- Rome Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |