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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 South Corinth (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 South Corinth. 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 South Corinth ...

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 South Corinth: S. Corinth

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.

South Corinth is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of South Corinth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Corinth, with the one closest to South Corinth listed first.
    • Corinth
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <2>
    • Kenduskeag
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
    • Bradford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Exeter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Levant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenburn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Charleston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Exeter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Old Town Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
      • Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
    • Lucky Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stetson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Corinth, with the one closest to South Corinth listed first.
    • Bucksport Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dedham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucksport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
      • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <2>
    • Verona Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Orland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <2>
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Corinth, with the one closest to South Corinth listed first.
    • Atkinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Atkinson Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dover South Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Dover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyd Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
      • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyd Lake
      • From South Corinth to Boyd Lake
    • Milo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
      • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <2>
    • Medford Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • East Sangerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Medford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sebec
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
      • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <2>
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Corinth, with the one closest to South Corinth listed first.
    • Detroit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
    • Ripley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Palmyra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Albans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
    • Dogtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • West Palmyra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <2>
    • Cambridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <2>
    • Mainstream
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Harmony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Corinth, with the one closest to South Corinth listed first.
    • North Winterport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Winterport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
      • Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <2>
    • Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Troy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Frankfort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jackson
      • From South Corinth to Jackson
    • Monroe Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • North Searsport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Prospect Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Brooks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Prospect
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Burnham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near South Corinth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Corinth.

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 South Corinth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Boutell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boutell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boutell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corinthian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinthian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinthian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Page Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kenduskeag Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Waughn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waughn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Exeter Mills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exeter Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Exeter Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tibbets Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tibbets Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tibbets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trask Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trask Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • No Exeter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the No Exeter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the No Exeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bragg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bragg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bragg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Birch Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Corner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Corinth had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Corinth
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Corinth is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <2>
  • West Corinth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
    • West Corinth is located in Penobscot County
  • Kenduskeag
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Corinth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Corinth
    • East Corinth is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Corinth <2>
  • West Levant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Levant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Levant
    • West Levant is located in Penobscot County
  • Hudson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
  • Exeter Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
    • Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • Bradford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • East Exeter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Levant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Levant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Levant
    • South Levant is located in Penobscot County
  • Levant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Glenburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • South Exeter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Exeter
      • South Exeter is located in Penobscot County
    • Charleston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradford Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
      • Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County

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

Newspapers Published in South Corinth ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Corinth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Corinth, 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 South Corinth.

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 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 South Corinth:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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 South Corinth, 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' (or 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- South Corinth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Corinth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9691, Longitude: -68.9732       In this case, the coordinates for South Corinth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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