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 Whites 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 Whites 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 Whites 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 Whites Corner: Whites Cor. (or less commonly used: Whites Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Whites Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Whites Corner may originally have been White's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Whites Corner might be written as White Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Whites Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whites 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Whites Corner is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Whites Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whites Corner:
- Waldo County (The home county of Whites Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Montville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Searsmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- North Palermo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Morrill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Searsmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Knox Ledge Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Slab City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Palermo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Castine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harborside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Bucksport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Verona Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Bucksport Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- West Brooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Orland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- China
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South China
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Benton Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- North Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- North Vassalboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Benton Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- West Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Burkettville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Razorville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Globe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- South Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- North Whitefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Waldoboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whitefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eugley Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Nobleboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Alna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Head Tide
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Dixmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- East Dixmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- South Newburgh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- East Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Etna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Hampden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Detroit
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hinckley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Dogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Canaan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whites Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Whites Corner.
Cemeteries Near Whites Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whites 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 Whites Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whites Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Whitten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smithton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danforth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greer Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90048 <3>
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whites Corner had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Montville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Center Montville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Center Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
- Smithton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smithton is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Searsmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Halldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Halldale is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halldale
- North Palermo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- South Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- North Searsmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Palermo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
- West Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Knox
- Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Knox Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whites Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whites Corner.
Newspapers Published in Whites 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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whites Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whites 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 Whites 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 websites either 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 Whites Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset 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 Whites Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whites Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |