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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Corner: Wilson Cor. (or less commonly used: Wilson Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wilson Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilson 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Wilson Corner is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Wilson Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilson Corner:
- Hancock County (The home county of Wilson Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Corner, with the one closest to Wilson Corner listed first.
- North Ellsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Dedham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Otis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mariaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- East Orland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Surry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waltham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waltham is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Bucksport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Verona Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Corner, with the one closest to Wilson Corner listed first.
- Holden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Eddington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
- Goodale Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
- Brewer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eddington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Orrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Veazie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orono
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Corner, with the one closest to Wilson Corner listed first.
- Prospect Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- North Winterport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Winterport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Searsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Monroe Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Swanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Corner, with the one closest to Wilson Corner listed first.
- Deblois
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Deblois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Beddington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilson Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Wilson Corner.
Cemeteries Near Wilson Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilson 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 Wilson Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilson Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilson Corner, with the one closest to Wilson Corner listed first.
- North Ellsworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nicolin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eastern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Back Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- West Surry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pyles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Wilson Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilson Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson Corner, with the one closest to Wilson Corner listed first.
- Green Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- North Ellsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- North Orland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Orland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orland
- Dedham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ellsworth
- East Holden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Holden is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holden
- East Bucksport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bucksport
- East Orland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Falls
- Bucks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bucks Mills is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mills
- North Penobscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Surry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilson Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilson Corner.
Newspapers Published in Wilson 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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilson 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 Wilson Corner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Penobscot County
- Waldo County
- Washington 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> | 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 Wilson Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |