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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 Sennetts 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 Sennetts 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 Sennetts 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 Sennetts Corner: Sennetts Cor. (or less commonly used: Sennetts Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Sennetts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sennetts Corner may originally have been Sennett's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sennetts Corner might be written as Sennett 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 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.
Sennetts 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 Sennetts Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sennetts Corner:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Sennetts Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sennetts Corner, with the one closest to Sennetts Corner listed first.
- Albion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- China
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Benton Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- East Vassalboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- North Vassalboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Benton Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Winslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South China
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- New Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sennetts Corner, with the one closest to Sennetts Corner listed first.
- West Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Razorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Burkettville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Globe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sennetts Corner, with the one closest to Sennetts Corner listed first.
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Flanders Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Davis Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Whitefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Head Tide
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Waldoboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Nobleboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sennetts Corner, with the one closest to Sennetts Corner listed first.
- Dixmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- East Dixmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Newburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- South Newburgh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- North Newburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- North Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sennetts Corner, with the one closest to Sennetts Corner listed first.
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Canaan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dogtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Smithfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Norridgewock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Skowhegan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sennetts Corner, with the one closest to Sennetts Corner listed first.
- North Palermo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Palermo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorndike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Winnecook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- South Montville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- West Searsmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Knox Ledge Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sennetts Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Sennetts Corner.
Cemeteries Near Sennetts Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sennetts 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 Sennetts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sennetts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sennetts Corner, with the one closest to Sennetts Corner listed first.
- Libby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Osgood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Number 4 Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- China Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- China Village Cemetery Extension
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Dennis Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Sennetts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sennetts Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sennetts Corner, with the one closest to Sennetts Corner listed first.
- South Albion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Albion is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Albion
- Albion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- China
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Palermo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Palermo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smithton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smithton is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Lambs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- East Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Whites Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whites Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Corner
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Vassalboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- East Palermo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Montville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Halldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Halldale is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halldale
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sennetts Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sennetts Corner.
Newspapers Published in Sennetts 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sennetts Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sennetts Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sennetts Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sennetts Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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 Sennetts 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sennetts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |