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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 Whitney 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 Whitney 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 Whitney 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 Whitney Corner: Whitney Cor. (or less commonly used: Whitney 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Whitney Corner is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.

Below are the counties that are near Whitney Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitney Corner:

  • Knox County     (The home county of Whitney Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney Corner, with the one closest to Whitney Corner listed first.
    • Union
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Warren Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
    • Warren
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Globe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • South Hope
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • Stickney Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
    • West Rockport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lucas Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
    • Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Razorville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Razorville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
    • Thomaston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Appleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney Corner, with the one closest to Whitney Corner listed first.
    • Cape Rosier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Harborside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Castine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Penobscot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney Corner, with the one closest to Whitney Corner listed first.
    • South Windsor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • Windsor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Pittston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • Branch Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • North Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • South China
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pittston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Randolph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • South Gardiner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
    • Farmingdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Gardiner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney Corner, with the one closest to Whitney Corner listed first.
    • Davis Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Waldoboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flanders Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Waldoboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Eugley Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Nobleboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrington Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Medomak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Bremen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Coopers Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Somerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney Corner, with the one closest to Whitney Corner listed first.
    • Richmond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Murphys Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
    • Harwards
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
    • Days Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
    • MacMahan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
    • Woolwich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
    • Bath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney Corner, with the one closest to Whitney Corner listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Searsmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • South Montville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bickfords Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Slab City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • West Searsmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • Lincolnville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Belmont Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitney Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Whitney Corner.

Cemeteries Near Whitney Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitney 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 Whitney Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitney Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitney Corner, with the one closest to Whitney Corner listed first.

  • Post Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Comery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shuman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Waldoboro.
    • The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Benner Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312392 <2>
  • Goshen Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Creamer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...

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 Whitney Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitney Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitney Corner, with the one closest to Whitney Corner listed first.

  • Warren Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Warren Station is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
  • South Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Union is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
  • Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Waldoboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Waldoboro
  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Winslows Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Winslows Mills is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslows Mills
  • Waldoboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Union is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
  • Globe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Globe is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Orffs Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Orffs Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orffs Corner
  • South Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Hope is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
  • Stickney Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Waldoboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Waldoboro
    • South Warren
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Warren is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
    • North Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Union is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitney Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitney Corner.

Newspapers Published in Whitney 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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitney Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitney Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitney Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Whitney Corner:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitney Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Whitney Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.