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 West Corinth (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 West Corinth. 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 West Corinth ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Corinth: W. Corinth
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Corinth. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Corinth.
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 and doctors 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.
West Corinth is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near West Corinth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Corinth:
- Penobscot County (The home county of West Corinth)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corinth, with the one closest to West Corinth listed first.
- Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- East Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Kenduskeag
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- Levant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Glenburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- North Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corinth, with the one closest to West Corinth listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Dedham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Orland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corinth, with the one closest to West Corinth listed first.
- Dover South Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Atkinson Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- South Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Boyd Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Dover - Foxcroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Milo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <1>
- Howard Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Sangerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sebec
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Medford Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Steadman Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Landing
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corinth, with the one closest to West Corinth listed first.
- Detroit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Houston Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Dogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Saint Albans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Pittsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mainstream
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Canaan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corinth, with the one closest to West Corinth listed first.
- North Winterport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Winterport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Burnham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- North Searsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Winnecook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Brooks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Corinth, see our County-by-County Page for West Corinth.
Cemeteries Near West Corinth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Corinth.
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 West Corinth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Corinth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Corinth, with the one closest to West Corinth listed first.
- Boutell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Page Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Corinthian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Exeter Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tibbets Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- No Exeter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenduskeag Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Clark Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Corinth had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Corinth, with the one closest to West Corinth listed first.
- South Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Exeter Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
- West Levant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Levant
- East Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Kenduskeag
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- South Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Exeter
- South Levant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Levant
- Stetson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Levant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- West Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- Glenburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Corinth. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Corinth.
Newspapers Published in West Corinth ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Corinth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Corinth, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Corinth.
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 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 West Corinth:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 West Corinth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- West Corinth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |