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 Storers 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 Storers 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 Storers 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 Storers Corner: Storers Cor. (or less commonly used: Storers Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Storers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Storers Corner may originally have been Storer's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Storers Corner might be written as Storer 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 and doctors 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.
Storers Corner is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Storers Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Storers Corner:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Storers Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Storers Corner, with the one closest to Storers Corner listed first.
- South Lagrange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
- Lagrange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
- Bradford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- West Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Storers Corner, with the one closest to Storers Corner listed first.
- Boyd Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Medford Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Milo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <2>
- Atkinson Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Medford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- South Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Brownville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sebec
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Lake View Plantation
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Brownville Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Storers Corner, with the one closest to Storers Corner listed first.
- Ripley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Saint Albans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Storers Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Storers Corner.
Cemeteries Near Storers Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Storers 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 Storers Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Storers Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Storers Corner, with the one closest to Storers Corner listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orneville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trask Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gould Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Ferry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farnham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Schoodic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Hart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Storers Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Storers Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Storers Corner, with the one closest to Storers Corner listed first.
- Boyd Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- North Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
- South Lagrange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
- Lagrange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- Medford Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- West Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- Milo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <2>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- South Sebec
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sebec
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Storers Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Storers Corner.
Newspapers Published in Storers Corner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Storers Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Storers Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Storers 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 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 Storers Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Storers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Storers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |