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 Turner (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 Turner. 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.
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 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.
Turner is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near Turner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turner:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Turner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Chase Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Turner Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Howes Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- North Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- West Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Greene Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <1>
- Foggs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Livermore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Cobb Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Otisfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Shaker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- New Gloucester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Casco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- North Pownal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Dry Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Gray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Gray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Chisholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- North Jay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Chesterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Dryden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Dixfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Chesterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- East Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Farmington Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berry Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Monmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- North Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- South Monmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Winthrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Kents Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- South Dresden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Dresden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Buckfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 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
- South Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Canton Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Bowdoin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoin Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Richmond Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Pejepscot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoinham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Topsham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Days Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turner, see our County-by-County Page for Turner.
Cemeteries Near Turner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turner.
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 Turner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Upper Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keens Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herseyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Auburn Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Conant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Leeds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Turner had a population of 610 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Turner had a population of 5,878 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turner, with the one closest to Turner listed first.
- Chase Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Turner Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- East Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Hebron is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron
- South Turner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Turner
- North Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- North Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Auburn Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auburn Plains is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Plains
- West Leeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leeds
- Howes Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Buckfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Greene Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Leeds
- East Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Auburn
- Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turner.
Newspapers Published in Turner ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turner.
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 Turner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Turner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Turner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |