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 Winkumpaugh Corners (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 Winkumpaugh Corners. 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 Winkumpaugh Corners ...
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 Winkumpaugh Corners: Winkumpaugh Cors.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Winkumpaugh Corners 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 Winkumpaugh Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winkumpaugh Corners:
- Hancock County (The home county of Winkumpaugh Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkumpaugh Corners, with the one closest to Winkumpaugh Corners listed first.
- Dedham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Orland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Ellsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Orland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Bucksport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verona Island
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Otis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Surry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Ellsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkumpaugh Corners, with the one closest to Winkumpaugh Corners listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Holden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Eddington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
- Brewer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Orrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eddington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
- Veazie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center
(15 miles [24.1 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 Winkumpaugh Corners, with the one closest to Winkumpaugh Corners listed first.
- Prospect Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Winterport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Winterport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stockton Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Searsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Swanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winkumpaugh Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Winkumpaugh Corners.
Cemeteries Near Winkumpaugh Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winkumpaugh Corners.
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 Winkumpaugh Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winkumpaugh Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winkumpaugh Corners, with the one closest to Winkumpaugh Corners listed first.
- Granite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nicolin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Ellsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Back Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Front Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Surry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Birch Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Eastern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gross Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leaches Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Winkumpaugh Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winkumpaugh Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winkumpaugh Corners, with the one closest to Winkumpaugh Corners listed first.
- North Orland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Orland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orland
- East Orland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dedham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- East Bucksport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bucksport
- Bucks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bucks Mills is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mills
- North Ellsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Orland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ellsworth
- North Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- East Holden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Holden is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holden
- Goodale Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bucksport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Holden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winkumpaugh Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winkumpaugh Corners.
Newspapers Published in Winkumpaugh Corners ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winkumpaugh Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winkumpaugh Corners, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winkumpaugh Corners.
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 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 Winkumpaugh Corners:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Penobscot 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> | 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 Winkumpaugh Corners, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winkumpaugh Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |