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

Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.

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

  • Androscoggin County     (The home county of Shy Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shy Corner, with the one closest to Shy Corner listed first.
    • Livermore Falls
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • North Livermore
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • East Livermore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • South Livermore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Livermore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <1>
    • North Leeds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Howes Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Turner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
      • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Leeds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
    • Turner Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Curtis Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Turner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <1>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shy Corner, with the one closest to Shy Corner listed first.
    • Chisholm
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
    • Jay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Jay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Chesterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Dryden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • North Chesterville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wilton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
    • East Dixfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dixfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
    • East Wilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
      • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
    • Farmington Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Farmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
      • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
    • Farmington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shy Corner, with the one closest to Shy Corner listed first.
    • North Fayette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fayette
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Vernon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kents Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kents Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Hill
      • Kents Hill is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kents Hill <1>
    • North Wayne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <1>
    • Vienna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Locks Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Readfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
      • Readfield is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readfield <1>
    • Maranacook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Monmouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
      • North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <1>
    • Winthrop
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <1>
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shy Corner, with the one closest to Shy Corner listed first.
    • Canton Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Canton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Gilbertville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hartford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Peru
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peru
      • From Shy Corner to Peru
    • East Sumner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Dickvale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickvale
      • From Shy Corner to Dickvale
    • Dixfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • West Peru
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Buckfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Rumford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shy Corner, with the one closest to Shy Corner listed first.
    • Richmond Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowdoin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
      • Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shy Corner, with the one closest to Shy Corner listed first.
    • Mercer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <1>
    • Starks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
      • Starks is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Norridgewock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norridgewock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norridgewock
      • Norridgewock is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norridgewock <1>
    • Anson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • Fairfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <1>
    • New Portland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Barron Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinckley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinckley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
      • Hinckley is located in Somerset County
    • North Anson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anson
      • North Anson is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Anson <1>
    • Nyes Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Shy Corner ...

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shy Corner, with the one closest to Shy 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>

While we didn't find Shy Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shy Corner.

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

  • Livermore Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • North Livermore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Livermore Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Center
    • Livermore Center is located in Androscoggin County
  • East Livermore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
    • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Fayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Canton Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Livermore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
    • Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <1>
  • South Livermore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fayette Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corner
    • Fayette Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • North Jay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • North Jay is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gilbertville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chesterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Beans Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Corner
      • Beans Corner is located in Franklin County

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

Newspapers Published in Shy 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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shy Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shy Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shy Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Shy Corner:

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

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shy Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shy Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4629, Longitude: -70.1792    
<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 Shy Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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