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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 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 have occurred.

  • 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 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lagrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
      • South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
    • Lagrange
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <3>
    • Charleston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
    • Hudson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Edinburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Alton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
    • South Corinth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
      • South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
    • West Old Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
      • West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
    • Corinth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Greenbush
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Howland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
      • Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Storers Corner, with the one closest to Storers Corner listed first.
    • Medford Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
      • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
    • Atkinson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Milo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <3>
    • Atkinson Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • Medford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • South Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
    • Adams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
    • Brownville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
      • Brownville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <3>
    • Sebec
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Dover South Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover South Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • Lake View Plantation
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
      • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Brownville Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
      • Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Saint Albans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Cambridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Detroit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • 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.

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 first visit 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 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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
  • Corner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corner Cemetery
  • Orneville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orneville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orneville Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Trask Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trask Cemetery
  • Gould Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Cemetery
  • Upper Ferry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Ferry Cemetery
  • Farnham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnham Cemetery
  • Medford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medford Cemetery
  • Schoodic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoodic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoodic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (135 more) ...
    • Hart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Alton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
    • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
  • North Bradford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
    • North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
  • South Lagrange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lagrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
    • South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
  • Lagrange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradford Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
    • Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Bradford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <3>
  • Charleston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Medford Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
    • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
  • Atkinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • West Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
    • West Charleston is located in Penobscot County
  • Hudson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Milo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <3>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Alton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
    • Medford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • South Sebec
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sebec
      • South Sebec is located in Piscataquis County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Storers 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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Storers Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Storers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1314, Longitude: -68.8909       In this case, the coordinates for Storers Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Storers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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