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 Rowe 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 Rowe 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 Rowe 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 Rowe Corner: Rowe Cor. (or less commonly used: Rowe Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rowe Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rowe 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Rowe Corner is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Rowe Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rowe Corner:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Rowe Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowe Corner, with the one closest to Rowe Corner listed first.
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Corinna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- East Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Stetson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Exeter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Russell Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- East Exeter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dixmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Hancock County
- Bucksport Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowe Corner, with the one closest to Rowe Corner listed first.
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- China
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Vassalboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowe Corner, with the one closest to Rowe Corner listed first.
- Dover South Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- East Sangerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Parkman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Guilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Sangerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dover - Foxcroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Abbot
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Kingsbury Plantation
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowe Corner, with the one closest to Rowe Corner listed first.
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- West Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Saint Albans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Mainstream
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rowe Corner, with the one closest to Rowe Corner listed first.
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burnham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Unity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Thorndike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Monroe Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Brooks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Knox
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- North Winterport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rowe Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Rowe Corner.
Cemeteries Near Rowe Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rowe 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 Rowe Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rowe Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rowe Corner, with the one closest to Rowe Corner listed first.
- Stuart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Newport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warren Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pooler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nutter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clark Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Etna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Rowe Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rowe Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rowe Corner, with the one closest to Rowe Corner listed first.
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spragues Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spragues Mill is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragues Mill
- Detroit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- North Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Corinna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Corinna Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna Center
- Pittsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Albans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rowe Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rowe Corner.
Newspapers Published in Rowe 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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowe Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rowe Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rowe 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 professional and volunteer 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 Rowe Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Piscataquis 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 Rowe Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Rowe Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |