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 Seaveys 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 Seaveys 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 Seaveys 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 Seaveys Corner: Seaveys Cor. (or less commonly used: Seaveys 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Seaveys 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 Seaveys Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seaveys Corner:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Seaveys Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaveys Corner, with the one closest to Seaveys Corner listed first.
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Locks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Belgrade Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kents Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belgrade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Readfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Belgrade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaveys Corner, with the one closest to Seaveys Corner listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- East Livermore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- North Livermore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- North Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- South Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Howes Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Curtis Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Turner Center
(19 miles [30.6 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 Seaveys Corner, with the one closest to Seaveys Corner listed first.
- Chesterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Farmington Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Chesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- New Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chisholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Dryden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Jay
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- East Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Jay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaveys Corner, with the one closest to Seaveys Corner listed first.
- Coopers Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Whitefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaveys Corner, with the one closest to Seaveys Corner listed first.
- Canton Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 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
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Sumner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Dixfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sumner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Dickvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Buckfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Rumford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Sagadahoc County
- Richmond Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaveys Corner, with the one closest to Seaveys Corner listed first.
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starks
(14 miles [22.5 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shawmut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Barron Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Hinckley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Nyes Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Skowhegan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo County
- Palermo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seaveys Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Seaveys Corner.
Cemeteries Near Seaveys Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seaveys 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 Seaveys Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seaveys Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seaveys Corner, with the one closest to Seaveys Corner listed first.
- Soper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norcross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philbrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Borough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Stevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stones Corner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Seaveys Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seaveys Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seaveys Corner, with the one closest to Seaveys Corner listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chesterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- North Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- West Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Mount Vernon is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mount Vernon
- Farmington Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Chesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Fayette Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fayette Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corner
- New Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beans Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Corner
- Livermore Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kents Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Livermore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seaveys Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seaveys Corner.
Newspapers Published in Seaveys 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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seaveys Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seaveys Corner, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seaveys 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 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 Seaveys Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc 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> | 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- Seaveys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Seaveys Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |