Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Spears 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 Spears 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 Spears 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 Spears Corner: Spears Cor. (or less commonly used: Spears Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Spears Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Spears Corner may originally have been Spear's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Spears Corner might be written as Spear 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.
Spears 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 Spears Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spears Corner:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Spears Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- West Gardiner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Batchelders Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Purgatory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Litchfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardiner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- South Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Pittston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Gardiner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Farmingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- Wales
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Leeds Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Wales Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Curtis Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Drinkwater Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Sabattus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nason Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <2>
- Greene Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- North Leeds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Foggs Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- Brunswick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- North Pownal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Bunganuc Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Pennellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- East Harpswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- New Gloucester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pownal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cundys Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harpswell Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- Chisholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Chesterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Jay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- North Chesterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- North Jay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Farmington Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dryden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- Globe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Razorville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Stickney Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Burkettville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warren Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- Dresden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- North Whitefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Head Tide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Alna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Newcastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Wiscasset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Newcastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- Buckfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- East Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Canton Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Sumner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- Richmond Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoin Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Harwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Bowdoinham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Days Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Pejepscot
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Murphys Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Woolwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- Palermo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Palermo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spears Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Spears Corner.
Cemeteries Near Spears Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spears 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 Spears Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spears Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- Fairbanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Libby Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northern Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Ave. Cemetery
- The Northern Ave. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapman Cemetery
- Plumer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Plaisted Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisted Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Plaisted Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Gardiner.
- The Plaisted Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Ave. Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90690 <4>
- Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Spears Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spears Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spears Corner, with the one closest to Spears Corner listed first.
- West Gardiner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Litchfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Plains is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Plains
- South Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Gardiner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Litchfield Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Richmond Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- South Gardiner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Pittston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Farmingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Winthrop Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Hallowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spears Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spears Corner.
Newspapers Published in Spears 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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spears Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spears Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spears Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Spears Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc 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> | 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- Spears Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Spears Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |