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 Todds 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 Todds 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 Todds 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 Todds Corner: Todds Cor. (or less commonly used: Todds Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Todds Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Todds Corner may originally have been Todd's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Todds Corner might be written as Todd 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Todds Corner is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Todds Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Todds Corner:
- Somerset County (The home county of Todds Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corner, with the one closest to Todds Corner listed first.
- Ripley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mainstream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Saint Albans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Dogtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brighton has also been known as:
- Brighton Plantation
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corner, with the one closest to Todds Corner listed first.
- Morrison Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corner, with the one closest to Todds Corner listed first.
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Russell Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Corinna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silvers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Exeter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- East Exeter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- East Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Stetson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corner, with the one closest to Todds Corner listed first.
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Parkman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sangerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Abbot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Sangerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Howard Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Dover South Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Kingsbury Plantation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Kingsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Monson Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Dover - Foxcroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corner, with the one closest to Todds Corner listed first.
- Burnham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thorndike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Todds Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Todds Corner.
Cemeteries Near Todds Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Todds 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 Todds Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Todds Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Todds Corner, with the one closest to Todds Corner listed first.
- West Ripley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fern - Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Libby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Storer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chadborne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nutter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jordan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warren Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weeks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Todds Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Todds Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Todds Corner, with the one closest to Todds Corner listed first.
- Ripley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mainstream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Saint Albans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dexter
- Corinna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corinna Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna Center
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- West Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spragues Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spragues Mill is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragues Mill
- Parkman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Todds Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Todds Corner.
Newspapers Published in Todds 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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Todds Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Todds Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Todds 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 Todds Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kennebec County
- Penobscot County
- Piscataquis 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Todds Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Todds Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |