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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 Skillings 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 Skillings 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 Skillings 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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Skillings Corner: Skillings Cor. (or less commonly used: Skillings Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Skillings Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Skillings Corner may originally have been Skilling's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Skillings Corner might be written as Skilling 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 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.

Skillings 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 Skillings Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skillings Corner:

  • Androscoggin County     (The home county of Skillings Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skillings Corner, with the one closest to Skillings Corner listed first.
    • North Auburn
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
      • North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • West Auburn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
      • West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • Chase Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
      • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
    • Turner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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 <4>
    • West Minot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
      • West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
    • Greene Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greene Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
      • Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Turner Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turner Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
      • Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
    • Foggs Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foggs Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
      • Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Greene
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
    • Auburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
    • Lewiston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
    • Mechanic Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skillings Corner, with the one closest to Skillings Corner listed first.
    • Cobb Cove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
      • Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
    • Shaker Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Otisfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
      • Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • New Gloucester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gloucester
      • New Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Gloucester <4>
    • North Pownal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
      • North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
    • Casco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <4>
    • Dry Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
      • Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
    • East Gray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
      • East Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Gray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
    • Pownal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
      • Pownal is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pownal <4>
    • Harrison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
    • Naples
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <4>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skillings Corner, with the one closest to Skillings Corner listed first.
    • Chisholm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
    • North Jay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • East Dixfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Chesterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Franklin County
    • Wilton
      (27 miles [43.5 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 <4>
    • North Chesterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Chesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
      • North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
    • East Wilton
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Carthage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Farmington Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skillings Corner, with the one closest to Skillings Corner listed first.
    • Monmouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • South Monmouth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
      • South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
    • North Monmouth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <4>
    • East Monmouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
      • East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
    • Wayne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <4>
    • Litchfield Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
      • Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
    • Batchelders Crossing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
      • Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
    • Litchfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • North Wayne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Wayne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
      • North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
    • Winthrop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <4>
    • Fayette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Maranacook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
      • Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skillings Corner, with the one closest to Skillings Corner listed first.
    • South Dresden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
      • South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hatchs Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
      • Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skillings Corner, with the one closest to Skillings Corner listed first.
    • Hebron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Buckfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
    • Hartford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • East Sumner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
      • East Sumner is located in Oxford County
    • Paris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
    • South Paris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Paris
      • South Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Paris <4>
    • Norway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <4>
    • East Otisfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
      • East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
    • Sumner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
    • Canton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbertville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
      • Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Skillings Corner, with the one closest to Skillings Corner listed first.
    • Bowdoin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Richmond Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
      • Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Pejepscot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
      • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Bowdoinham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Topsham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
      • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <4>
    • Richmond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Harwards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Days Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
      • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Bath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
    • West Bath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
      • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <4>
    • Woolwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
      • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <4>

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

Cemeteries Near Skillings Corner ...

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

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

  • North Auburn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Auburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Herseyville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herseyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herseyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harlow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Auburn Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburn Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brookvale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookvale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • River Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upper Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hilborn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilborn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Atkinson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Deane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • North Auburn
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
  • West Auburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
    • West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
  • Auburn Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Plains
    • Auburn Plains is located in Androscoggin County
  • South Turner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Turner
    • South Turner is located in Androscoggin County
  • East Hebron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron
    • East Hebron is located in Androscoggin County
  • West Minot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
    • West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
  • Chase Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
    • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
  • East Auburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Auburn
    • East Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
  • Turner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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 <4>
  • Greene Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greene Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
    • Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Turner Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turner Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
    • Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
  • Greene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
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    • Hebron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Auburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
    • Lewiston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>

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

Newspapers Published in Skillings 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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skillings Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skillings Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skillings 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 Skillings Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skillings 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>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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 Skillings Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Skillings Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skillings Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1990, Longitude: -70.2734       In this case, the coordinates for Skillings Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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