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 Wildes 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 Wildes 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 Wildes 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 Wildes Corner: Wildes Cor. (or less commonly used: Wildes Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Wildes Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wildes Corner may originally have been Wilde's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wildes Corner might be written as Wilde Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wildes Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wildes 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 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.
Wildes 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 Wildes Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wildes Corner:
- York County (The home county of Wildes Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildes Corner, with the one closest to Wildes Corner listed first.
- Kennebunkport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kennebunkport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,672 people
- Lower Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lower Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Arundel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Town House Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Town House Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Corners
- Cape Porpoise
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cape Porpoise is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Porpoise
- Kennebunk Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kennebunk Landing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk Landing
- Adams Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Kennebunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
- West Kennebunk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Kennebunk is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kennebunk
- Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wells Branch is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Airport Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildes Corner, with the one closest to Wildes Corner listed first.
- Grand Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Prouts Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Scarborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Scarborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- North Scarborough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Cash Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Pleasantdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Gorham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stroudwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- South Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildes Corner, with the one closest to Wildes Corner listed first.
- New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newington Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Portsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seacrest Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Newington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>
- West Rye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Newmarket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rye Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wildes Corner, with the one closest to Wildes Corner listed first.
- Rollinsford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- East Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- North Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Pickering
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Madbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Durham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
- East Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wildes Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Wildes Corner.
Cemeteries Near Wildes Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wildes 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 Wildes Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wildes Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wildes Corner, with the one closest to Wildes Corner listed first.
- Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Arundel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell - Hatch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Biddeford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90506 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Littlefield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Wildes Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wildes Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wildes Corner, with the one closest to Wildes Corner listed first.
- Kennebunkport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kennebunkport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunkport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,672 people
- Kennebunk Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kennebunk Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk Beach
- Arundel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cape Porpoise
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cape Porpoise is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Porpoise
- Elms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
- Kennebunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Beach
- West Kennebunk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Kennebunk is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kennebunk
- Wells Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wells Branch is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Biddeford Pool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Ellis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Ellis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ellis
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ferry Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Ogunquit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wildes Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wildes Corner.
Newspapers Published in Wildes 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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildes Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wildes Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wildes Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wildes Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Rockingham 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 Wildes 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wildes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |