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 Corners (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 Corners. 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 Corners ...
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 Corners: Todds Cors.
- While the name of this community is Todds Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Todds Corners may originally have been Todd's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Todds Corners might be written as Todd Corners.
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.
Todds Corners is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near Todds Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Todds Corners:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Todds Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corners, with the one closest to Todds Corners listed first.
- South Freeport
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bustins Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Lower Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Upper Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yarmouth Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- Pownal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merepoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Cumberland Foreside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- North Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corners, with the one closest to Todds Corners listed first.
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Penley Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Rumford Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Littlefield Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Lewiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Poland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Minot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corners, with the one closest to Todds Corners listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Batchelders Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Monmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Purgatory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- East Monmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- West Gardiner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- South Gardiner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corners, with the one closest to Todds Corners listed first.
- Southport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Hatchs Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Mouse Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- West Boothbay Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Boothbay Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boothbay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Edgecomb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wiscasset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corners, with the one closest to Todds Corners listed first.
- East Otisfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Spurrs Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corners, with the one closest to Todds Corners listed first.
- Pejepscot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Sebasco Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Phippsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Small Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowsic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woolwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bowdoinham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Todds Corners, with the one closest to Todds Corners listed first.
- Chicopee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Buxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Kimbles Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Old Orchard Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bar Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- East Limington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Hollis Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Biddeford Pool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Todds Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Todds Corners.
Cemeteries Near Todds Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Todds Corners.
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 Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Todds Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Todds Corners, with the one closest to Todds Corners listed first.
- Webster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Freeport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wolf Neck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flying Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- North Freeport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Todds Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Todds Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Todds Corners, with the one closest to Todds Corners listed first.
- South Freeport
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cousins Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Pownal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- North Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Cumberland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chebeague Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Pownal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pownal
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Falmouth Foreside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- West Harpswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Todds Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Todds Corners.
Newspapers Published in Todds Corners ...
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 281 newspapers that have been published in the area around Todds Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Todds Corners, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Todds Corners.
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 Todds Corners:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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 Corners, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Todds Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |