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 Tylers 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 Tylers 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 Tylers 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 Tylers Corner: Tylers Cor. (or less commonly used: Tylers Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Tylers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Tylers Corner may originally have been Tyler's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Tylers Corner might be written as Tyler Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Tylers Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tylers 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Tylers Corner is located in York 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Tylers Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tylers Corner:
- York County (The home county of Tylers Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
- Hollis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Hollis Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kimbles Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Bar Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Clarks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- South Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- Chicopee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- East Waterboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
- West Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
- Standish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gorham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- North Scarborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Steep Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- South Windham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- West Scarborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Westbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Gorham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
- Durgintown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Hiram
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Kezar Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Rankins Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Hiram
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Porter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Denmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Brownfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Merrill Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Spurrs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
- Woodman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- East Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ossipee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- East Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Eaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chickville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chickville is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
- Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- East Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- North Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Rollinsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <2>
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tylers Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Tylers Corner.
Cemeteries Near Tylers Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tylers 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 Tylers Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tylers Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Buston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
- The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tory Hill Cemetery
- Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <3>
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Gorham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Shaws Mill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chadbourne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Gorham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Tylers Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tylers Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tylers Corner, with the one closest to Tylers Corner listed first.
- Hollis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- West Buxton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Hollis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hollis
- Hollis Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bar Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buxton Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buxton Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Center
- Bonny Eagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- North Hollis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hollis
- South Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- Clarks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Groveville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Groveville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- East Waterboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chicopee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- North Waterboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waterboro Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterboro Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tylers Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tylers Corner.
Newspapers Published in Tylers 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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tylers Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tylers Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tylers 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 professional and volunteer 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 Tylers Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Carroll County
- Strafford 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 Tylers 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tylers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |