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 Yorks 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 Yorks 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 Yorks 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 Yorks Corner: Yorks Cor. (or less commonly used: Yorks Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Yorks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Yorks Corner may originally have been York's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Yorks Corner might be written as York 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.
Yorks 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 Yorks Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yorks Corner:
- Waldo County (The home county of Yorks Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorks Corner, with the one closest to Yorks Corner listed first.
- Swanville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Searsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Bryants Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
- Searsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Belfast
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- East Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Morrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorks Corner, with the one closest to Yorks Corner listed first.
- West Penobscot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Bucksport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Castine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harborside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Cape Rosier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- East Orland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Penobscot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorks Corner, with the one closest to Yorks Corner listed first.
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- China
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Benton Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- South China
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Benton Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- East Vassalboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Morrison Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- North Vassalboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- North Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Waterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorks Corner, with the one closest to Yorks Corner listed first.
- West Appleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burkettville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- South Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Rockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Rockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorks Corner, with the one closest to Yorks Corner listed first.
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Flanders Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorks Corner, with the one closest to Yorks Corner listed first.
- East Dixmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Newburgh Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- South Newburgh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Dixmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- North Newburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Hampden Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Goodale Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Hampden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Orrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Orrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hermon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorks Corner, with the one closest to Yorks Corner listed first.
- Detroit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Pittsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shawmut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- West Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yorks Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Yorks Corner.
Cemeteries Near Yorks Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yorks 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 Yorks Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yorks Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yorks Corner, with the one closest to Yorks Corner listed first.
- Seekens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Webster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Searsport Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsport Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Searsport Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Searsport.
- The Searsport Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90656 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Harding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shorey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Yorks Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yorks Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yorks Corner, with the one closest to Yorks Corner listed first.
- Swanville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- City Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- City Point is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Waldo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Searsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Searsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Belfast
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Stockton Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Winterport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winterport
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- North Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yorks Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yorks Corner.
Newspapers Published in Yorks 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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorks Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yorks 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 Yorks Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Yorks 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 Yorks 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- Yorks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |