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 Dorrs 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 Dorrs 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 Dorrs 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dorrs Corner: Dorrs Cor. (or less commonly used: Dorrs Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dorrs Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dorrs 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Dorrs Corner is located in Carroll County.
To see how the shape of New Hampshire's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Oxford (ME), York (ME), Belknap, Coos, Grafton & Strafford.
Below are the counties that are near Dorrs Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dorrs Corner:
- Carroll County (The home county of Dorrs Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrs Corner, with the one closest to Dorrs Corner listed first.
- Chickville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chickville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- Ossipee Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
- Water Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
- Ossipee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whittier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whittier is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittier
- Federal Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Tuftonboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Tamworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- North Wolfeboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Melvin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chocorua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Belknap County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrs Corner, with the one closest to Dorrs Corner listed first.
- Center Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Samoset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Spring Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Interlaken Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Meredith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alton Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winona is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Laconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coos County
- Hadleys Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Grafton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrs Corner, with the one closest to Dorrs Corner listed first.
- Waterville Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holderness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Campton Lower Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Campton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Campton Upper Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Merrimack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrs Corner, with the one closest to Dorrs Corner listed first.
- Loudon Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Loudon Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon Center
- Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Northfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrs Corner, with the one closest to Dorrs Corner listed first.
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- New Durham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Davis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dexter Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- North Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Strafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrs Corner, with the one closest to Dorrs Corner listed first.
- West Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Baldwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Steep Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sebago
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sebago is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <1>
- West Bridgton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- South Bridgton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Sandy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Oxford County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrs Corner, with the one closest to Dorrs Corner listed first.
- Porter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Kezar Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Merrill Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Durgintown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Brownfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Fryeburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Hiram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Rankins Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- York County (ME)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorrs Corner, with the one closest to Dorrs Corner listed first.
- South Effingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Effingham is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- North Parsonsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Parsonsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stevens Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Mee Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- West Newfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Parsonsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- North Shapleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Newfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Limerick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sprague City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague City is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dorrs Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Dorrs Corner.
Cemeteries Near Dorrs Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorrs 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 Dorrs Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dorrs Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dorrs Corner, with the one closest to Dorrs Corner listed first.
- Chickville Cemetery (Old)
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chickville Cemetery (New)
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beacham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall Cemetery
- The Town Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Town Hall Cemetery
- North Wolfeboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Wolfeboro Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Wolfeboro.
- Edgerly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shannon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Chocorua Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hersey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wolfeboro Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Dorrs Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dorrs Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dorrs Corner, with the one closest to Dorrs Corner listed first.
- Moultonville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moultonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonville
- Center Ossipee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ossipee Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
- Water Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
- West Ossipee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ossipee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuftonboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Effingham Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effingham Falls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham Falls
- Melvin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Tuftonboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Wolfeboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- South Tamworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Tamworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tamworth
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chocorua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Center Effingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Center Effingham is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Effingham
- Tamworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dorrs Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dorrs Corner.
Newspapers Published in Dorrs 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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorrs Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorrs Corner, 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 Dorrs Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dorrs Corner:
- Websites specific to New Hampshire
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Hampshire
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dorrs 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 Dorrs Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |