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 Webster 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 Webster 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 Webster 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Webster Corner: Webster Cor. (or less commonly used: Webster Crn.)
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.
Webster Corner 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 Webster Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webster Corner:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Webster Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Corner, with the one closest to Webster Corner listed first.
- Lisbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drinkwater Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Sabattus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Penley Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Nason Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Lewiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wales Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Foggs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Rumford Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Corner, with the one closest to Webster Corner listed first.
- North Pownal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Gloucester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pownal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bunganuc Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Shaker Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Pennellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- East Gray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Merepoint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- South Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Franklin County
- Chisholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Corner, with the one closest to Webster Corner listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Batchelders Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Monmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Purgatory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- West Gardiner
(14 miles [22.5 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
- North Monmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winthrop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Winthrop Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Gardiner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Corner, with the one closest to Webster Corner listed first.
- South Dresden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Hatchs Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Dresden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wiscasset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Edgecomb
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Head Tide
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Trevett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- North Newcastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Boothbay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Corner, with the one closest to Webster Corner listed first.
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buckfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- South Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- East Sumner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Norway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Sumner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webster Corner, with the one closest to Webster Corner listed first.
- Bowdoin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Pejepscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoinham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Topsham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webster Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Webster Corner.
Cemeteries Near Webster Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webster 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 Webster Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webster Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webster Corner, with the one closest to Webster Corner listed first.
- St. Anne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hewey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Davis - Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lisbon Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- St. Cyril Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spear Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Sabattus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90576 <3>
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 Webster Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webster Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webster Corner, with the one closest to Webster Corner listed first.
- Lisbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Center
- South Lewiston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lewiston
- West Bowdoin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bowdoin
- Sabattus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- East Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wales
- Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
- South Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webster Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webster Corner.
Newspapers Published in Webster 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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webster Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webster Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webster 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 Webster Corner:
- 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> | 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- Webster Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Webster Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |