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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 Ross 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 Ross 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 Ross 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 Ross Corner: Ross Cor. (or less commonly used: Ross 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 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.

Ross Corner is located in York 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).

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

  • York County     (The home county of Ross Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ross Corner, with the one closest to Ross Corner listed first.
    • Sprague City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprague City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
      • Sprague City is located in York County
    • Shapleigh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shapleigh
      • Shapleigh is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shapleigh <2>
    • North Waterboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
      • Waterboro is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterboro <2>
    • East Waterboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterboro
      • East Waterboro is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Waterboro <2>
    • Lake Arrowhead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
      • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
    • Acton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <2>
    • Limerick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Newfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newfield
      • West Newfield is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newfield <2>
    • Mee Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Alfred
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ross Corner, with the one closest to Ross Corner listed first.
    • Standish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <2>
    • Steep Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Falls
      • Steep Falls is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steep Falls <2>
    • West Baldwin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
      • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
    • Gorham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <2>
    • Baldwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Sebago Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Scarborough
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • West Scarborough
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Newhall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newhall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
      • Newhall is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newhall
      • From Ross Corner to Newhall
    • South Windham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
      • South Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Danish Village ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
      • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Frye Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frye Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
      • Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Oxford County
  • Belknap County (NH)
  • Carroll County (NH)
  • Strafford County (NH)

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

Cemeteries Near Ross Corner ...

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ross Corner had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Shapleigh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shapleigh
    • Shapleigh is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shapleigh <2>
  • Waterboro Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro Center
    • Waterboro Center is located in York County
  • Newfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Waterboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Shapleigh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
    • North Shapleigh is located in York County
  • Waterboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
    • Waterboro is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterboro <2>
  • Acton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Acton is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <2>
  • East Waterboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterboro
    • East Waterboro is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Waterboro <2>
  • South Acton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acton
    • South Acton is located in York County
  • West Hollis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hollis
    • West Hollis is located in York County
  • Limerick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • West Newfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newfield
    • West Newfield is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newfield <2>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Ross 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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ross Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ross Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ross Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ross Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ross Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Ross Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ross Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5859, Longitude: -70.8014       In this case, the coordinates for Ross Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Ross Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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