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York County, Maine

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	==== Parent County ====		==== Parent County ====

−	Created 25 Jun 1789 from [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]] County. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	Created 25 Jun 1789 from [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]] County. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

	==== Boundary Changes ====		==== Boundary Changes ====

−	*Part taken off for [[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] County 16 March 1839. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	*Part taken off for [[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] County 16 March 1839. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

	=== Record Loss ===		=== Record Loss ===
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	== Places / Localities ==		== Places / Localities ==

−	{{MEYorkCoTownsMap}}	+	{{MEYorkCoTownsMap}}'''Cities'''           ▪ Biddeford           ▪ Saco
−		+
−	~~=== Populated Places ===~~	+
−		+
−	'''Cities'''           ▪ Biddeford           ▪ Saco	+

	'''Towns'''		'''Towns'''
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	'''Villages'''           ▪ Bald Head           ▪ Cape Porpoise           ▪ York Cliffs		'''Villages'''           ▪ Bald Head           ▪ Cape Porpoise           ▪ York Cliffs

−	~~===~~ Neighboring Counties ~~===~~	+	'''Neighboring Counties'''

	'''''Maine: ''''' [[Cumberland County, Maine\|Cumberland]] \| [[Oxford County, Maine\|Oxford]] \| '''''New Hampshire: ''''' [[Carroll County, New Hampshire\|Carroll]] \| [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire\|Rockingham]] \| [[Strafford County, New Hampshire\|Strafford]]		'''''Maine: ''''' [[Cumberland County, Maine\|Cumberland]] \| [[Oxford County, Maine\|Oxford]] \| '''''New Hampshire: ''''' [[Carroll County, New Hampshire\|Carroll]] \| [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire\|Rockingham]] \| [[Strafford County, New Hampshire\|Strafford]]

Waldo County, Maine

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−	'''Extinct town:~~ ~~''' {{AutoLink\|North Anson,Maine\|North Anson}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 117. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+	'''Extinct town:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>  {{AutoLink\|North Anson,Maine\|North Anson}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 117. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

	'''Communities'''   • Searsport          • Unity          • Winterport		'''Communities'''   • Searsport          • Unity          • Winterport
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	'''Village'''   • East Thorndike		'''Village'''   • East Thorndike

−	'''Neighboring Counties'''	+	'''Neighboring Counties'''

	[[Hancock County, Maine\|Hancock]] \| [[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec]] \| [[Knox County, Maine\|Knox]] \| [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]] \| [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset]]		[[Hancock County, Maine\|Hancock]] \| [[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec]] \| [[Knox County, Maine\|Knox]] \| [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]] \| [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset]]

Somerset County, Maine

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−	'''Extinct Town:~~ ~~''' {{AutoLink\|Concord, Maine\|Concord}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 115. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+	'''Extinct Town:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>  {{AutoLink\|Concord, Maine\|Concord}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 115. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

	'''Plantations: ''' [[Brighton Plantation, Maine\|Brighton Plantation]] \| [[Dennistown, Maine\|Dennistown]] \| [[Highland Plantation, Maine\|Highland Plantation]] \| [[Pleasant Ridge Plantation, Maine\|Pleasant Ridge Plantation]] \| [[The Forks Plantation, Maine\|The Forks Plantation]] \| [[West Forks, Maine\|West Forks]]. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].		'''Plantations: ''' [[Brighton Plantation, Maine\|Brighton Plantation]] \| [[Dennistown, Maine\|Dennistown]] \| [[Highland Plantation, Maine\|Highland Plantation]] \| [[Pleasant Ridge Plantation, Maine\|Pleasant Ridge Plantation]] \| [[The Forks Plantation, Maine\|The Forks Plantation]] \| [[West Forks, Maine\|West Forks]]. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].

Sagadahoc County, Maine

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	Town Clerks have birth, marriage and death records. <br>Clerk District Court has divorce records.<br>Clerk Superior Court has court records.<br>Register of Probate has probate records from 1854. <br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1854. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sagadahoc County, Maine page 305, {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>		Town Clerks have birth, marriage and death records. <br>Clerk District Court has divorce records.<br>Clerk Superior Court has court records.<br>Register of Probate has probate records from 1854. <br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1854. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sagadahoc County, Maine page 305, {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
−		+	<div style="float: left; width: 147%">
	=== History ===		=== History ===

−	~~==== Parent County ====~~	+	{{MESagadahocCoTownsMap}}

−	Created 14 March 1854 from [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]] County. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''~~Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.~~''~~] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>~~	+	'''Parent County'''

−	==~~== Boundary Changes ====~~	+	Created 14 March 1854 from [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]] County. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

−	~~==== Record Loss ====~~	+	'''Boundary Changes'''
−	~~<div style="float: left; width: 147%">~~	+
−	~~=== Places / Localities ===~~	+

−	~~{{MESagadahocCoTownsMap}}~~	+	'''Record Loss'''

−	=== ~~Populated~~ Places ===	+	=== Places / Localities ===
−		+
−	~~'''City'''   ▪ Bath~~	+

	'''Towns'''		'''Towns'''

−	~~{\| width="51%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| valign="top" \|~~
	*[[Arrowsic, Maine\|Arrowsic]]		*[[Arrowsic, Maine\|Arrowsic]]
		+	*Bath (City)
	*Bowdoin		*Bowdoin
−	*Bowdoinham	+	*Bowdoinham
−		+
−	~~\| valign="top" \|~~	+
	*Georgetown		*Georgetown
	*Phippsburg		*Phippsburg
−	*Richmond	+	*Richmond
−		+
−	~~\| valign="top" \|~~	+
	*Topsham		*Topsham
	*West Bath		*West Bath
	*Woolwich		*Woolwich

−	\|}	+	'''Unorganized Territory:'''  Perkins Township. For further details see [[Maine townships]].
−		+
−	'''Unorganized ~~territory~~'''   ▪ Perkins Township. For further details see [[Maine townships]].	+
−		+
−	~~'''Communities'''   ▪ Richmond          ▪ Topsham~~	+

−	'''~~Village~~'''   ▪ ~~Iceboro~~	+	'''Communities:'''   ▪ Richmond          ▪ Topsham

−	~~==== Neighboring Counties ====~~	+	'''Village:'''  Iceboro

−	[[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin ]]\| [[Cumberland County, Maine\|Cumberland ]]\| [[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec ]]\| [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]]	+	'''Neighboring Counties:''' [[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin ]]\| [[Cumberland County, Maine\|Cumberland ]]\| [[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec ]]\| [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]]

	=== Resources ===		=== Resources ===

Piscataquis County, Maine

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	=== County Courthouse ===		=== County Courthouse ===

−	'''''Town clerks ''''' have birth, marriage and death records. '''''Clerk of the Superior Court ''''' has divorce and court records. '''''Probate Court ''''' has probate records. '''''Register of Deeds ''''' has land records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181, and 305. {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>	+	'''''Town clerks ''''' have birth, marriage and death records. '''''Clerk of the Superior Court ''''' has divorce and court records. '''''Probate Court ''''' has probate records. '''''Register of Deeds ''''' has land records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181, and 305. {{WorldCat\|50140092\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1049485\|item\|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>

	=== History ===		=== History ===
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−	Created 23 March 1838 from [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] and [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset]] counties.<ref name="HBG" />	+	Created 23 March 1838 from [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] and [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset]] counties.<ref name="HBG" />

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−	'''Extinct or unincorporated towns:~~ ~~''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Barnard, Maine\|Barnard}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Blanchard, Maine\|Blanchard}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Elliotsville, Maine\|Elliotsville}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Orneville, Maine\|Orneville}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Williamsburg, Maine\|Williamsburg}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Wilson, Maine\|Wilson}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 111. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+	'''Extinct or unincorporated towns:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>  {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Barnard, Maine\|Barnard}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Blanchard, Maine\|Blanchard}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Elliotsville, Maine\|Elliotsville}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Orneville, Maine\|Orneville}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Williamsburg, Maine\|Williamsburg}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Wilson, Maine\|Wilson}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 111. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

	'''Plantations: ''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Kingsbury Plantation, Maine\|Kingsbury Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Lake View Plantation, Maine\|Lake View Plantation}}}}. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].		'''Plantations: ''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Kingsbury Plantation, Maine\|Kingsbury Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Lake View Plantation, Maine\|Lake View Plantation}}}}. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].
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	'''Communities'''   ▪ Guilford   ▪ Milo		'''Communities'''   ▪ Guilford   ▪ Milo

−	~~====~~ Neighboring Counties ~~====~~	+	'''Neighboring Counties:'''  [[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] \| [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset]]
−		+
−	[[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] \| [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset]]	+

	=== Resources ===		=== Resources ===

Penobscot County, Maine

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	=== Places / Localities ===		=== Places / Localities ===
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−	~~'''Cities:''' [[Bangor, Maine\|Bangor]] \| [[Brewer, Maine\|Brewer]] \| [[Old Town, Maine\|Old Town]]~~

	'''Towns'''		'''Towns'''
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	*[[Alton, Maine\|Alton]]		*[[Alton, Maine\|Alton]]
		+	*[[Bangor, Maine\|Bangor]] (City)
	*[[Bradford, Maine\|Bradford]]		*[[Bradford, Maine\|Bradford]]
	*[[Bradley, Maine\|Bradley]]		*[[Bradley, Maine\|Bradley]]
		+	*[[Brewer, Maine\|Brewer]] (City)
	*[[Burlington, Maine\|Burlington]]		*[[Burlington, Maine\|Burlington]]
	*[[Carmel, Maine\|Carmel]]		*[[Carmel, Maine\|Carmel]]
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	*[[Enfield, Maine\|Enfield]]		*[[Enfield, Maine\|Enfield]]
	*[[Etna, Maine\|Etna]]		*[[Etna, Maine\|Etna]]
−	*[[Exeter, Maine\|Exeter]]

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		+	*[[Exeter, Maine\|Exeter]]
	*[[Garland, Maine\|Garland]]		*[[Garland, Maine\|Garland]]
	*[[Glenburn, Maine\|Glenburn]]		*[[Glenburn, Maine\|Glenburn]]
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	*[[Newburgh, Maine\|Newburgh]]		*[[Newburgh, Maine\|Newburgh]]
	*[[Newport, Maine\|Newport]]		*[[Newport, Maine\|Newport]]
		+	*[[Old Town, Maine\|Old Town]] (City)
	*[[Orono, Maine\|Orono]]		*[[Orono, Maine\|Orono]]
	*[[Orrington, Maine\|Orrington]]		*[[Orrington, Maine\|Orrington]]
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	'''Plantations: ''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Carroll Plantation, Maine\|Carroll Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Drew Plantation, Maine\|Drew Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Seboeis Plantation, Maine\|Seboeis Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Webster Plantation, Maine\|Webster Plantation}}}}. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].		'''Plantations: ''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Carroll Plantation, Maine\|Carroll Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Drew Plantation, Maine\|Drew Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Seboeis Plantation, Maine\|Seboeis Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Webster Plantation, Maine\|Webster Plantation}}}}. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].

−	'''Extinct towns and plantations:~~ ~~''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Argyle, Maine\|Argyle}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Grand Falls Plantation, Maine\|Grand Falls Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Greenfield, Maine\|Greenfield}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Kingman, Maine\|Kingman}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Mattamiscontis, Maine\|Mattamiscontis}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Prentiss Plantation, Maine\|Prentiss Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Twombly, Maine\|Twombly}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Whitney, Maine\|Whitney}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 109. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+	'''Extinct towns and plantations:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>  {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Argyle, Maine\|Argyle}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Grand Falls Plantation, Maine\|Grand Falls Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Greenfield, Maine\|Greenfield}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Kingman, Maine\|Kingman}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Mattamiscontis, Maine\|Mattamiscontis}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Prentiss Plantation, Maine\|Prentiss Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Twombly, Maine\|Twombly}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Whitney, Maine\|Whitney}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 109. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

	'''Reservation:''' [[Penobscot Indians\|Penobscot]] Indian Island [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penobscot_Indian_Island_Reservation Reservation].		'''Reservation:''' [[Penobscot Indians\|Penobscot]] Indian Island [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penobscot_Indian_Island_Reservation Reservation].

Oxford County, Maine

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−	Created 4 March 1805 from [[Cumberland County, Maine\|Cumberland]] and [[York County, Maine\|York]] counties. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	Created 4 March 1805 from [[Cumberland County, Maine\|Cumberland]] and [[York County, Maine\|York]] counties. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

	==== Boundary Changes ====		==== Boundary Changes ====

	*2 counties were created over the years:		*2 counties were created over the years:
−	**[[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin]] County 20 March 1838. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	**[[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin]] County 20 March 1838. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
−	**[[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin]] County 18 March 1854. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	**[[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin]] County 18 March 1854. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
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	'''Plantations: ''' [[Lincoln Plantation, Maine\|Lincoln Plantation]] \| [[Magalloway Plantation, Maine\|Magalloway Plantation]]. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].		'''Plantations: ''' [[Lincoln Plantation, Maine\|Lincoln Plantation]] \| [[Magalloway Plantation, Maine\|Magalloway Plantation]]. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].

−	'''Extinct Towns and Plantation:~~ ~~''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Albany, Maine\|Albany}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Franklin Plantation, Maine\|Franklin Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Mason, Maine\|Mason}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Milton, Maine\|Milton}} }}	+	'''Extinct Towns and Plantation:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>  {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Albany, Maine\|Albany}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Franklin Plantation, Maine\|Franklin Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Mason, Maine\|Mason}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Milton, Maine\|Milton}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 107. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

−	'''Unorganized territories.''' For further details see [[Maine townships]].	+	'''Unorganized territories.'''  For further details see [[Maine townships]].

	*'''''Milton'''''		*'''''Milton'''''
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−	'''~~Extinct or unincorporated towns~~'''   • Albany   • Franklin Plantation   • Mason   • Milton<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 107. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+	'''Neighboring Counties:'''  [[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin]] \| [[Cumberland County, Maine\|Cumberland]] \| [[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin]] \| [[York County, Maine\|York]] \| '''New Hampshire''' counties: [[Carroll County, New Hampshire\|Carroll]] \| [[Coös County, New Hampshire\|Coös]] \| '''Quebec''' county: [[Compton County, Quebec\|Compton]]
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−	~~==== Neighboring Counties ====~~	+
−		+
−	[[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin]] \| [[Cumberland County, Maine\|Cumberland]] \| [[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin]] \| [[York County, Maine\|York]] \| '''New Hampshire''' counties: [[Carroll County, New Hampshire\|Carroll]] \| [[Coös County, New Hampshire\|Coös]] \| '''Quebec''' county: [[Compton County, Quebec\|Compton]]	+

	=== Resources ===		=== Resources ===

Lincoln County, Maine

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	*7 counties were created over the years:		*7 counties were created over the years:
−	**[[Hancock County, Maine\|Hancock]] County 25 June 1789. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	**[[Hancock County, Maine\|Hancock]] County 25 June 1789. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
−	**[[Washington County, Maine\|Washington]] County 25 June 1789. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	**[[Washington County, Maine\|Washington]] County 25 June 1789. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
−	**[[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec]] County 20 February 1799. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	**[[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec]] County 20 February 1799. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
−	**[[Waldo County, Maine\|Waldo]] County 7 February 1827. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	**[[Waldo County, Maine\|Waldo]] County 7 February 1827. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
−	**[[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin]] County 18 March 1854. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	**[[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin]] County 18 March 1854. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
−	**[[Sagadahoc County, Maine\|Sagadahoc]] County 4 April 1854. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	**[[Sagadahoc County, Maine\|Sagadahoc]] County 4 April 1854. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
−	**[[Knox County, Maine\|Knox]] County 9 March 1860. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	**[[Knox County, Maine\|Knox]] County 9 March 1860. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

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−	~~=== Populated Places ===~~

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−	'''~~Extinct or Renamed Town~~'''	+	'''Plantation:'''  [[Monhegan, Maine\|Monhegan]].  For further details see [[Maine plantations]].

−	[[Image:{{PowCrthsePic}}]]Pownalborough was incorporated in 1760, when Lincoln County was created in the Maine District of Massachusetts. Pownalborough included the present towns of Dresden (West Precinct) and Wiscasset (East Precinct). Dresden was set off on its own and incorporated in 1794. Please note that both towns were always part of Lincoln County and never part of Cumberland County, which was also created in 1760. There is a town named Pownal located in Cumberland County that was formed in 1808. Records have been transcribed by persons who had no knowledge of Maine history and assumed that Pownalborough, Maine and Pownal, Maine were the same town (with the name shortened).<br><br>	+	[[Image:{{PowCrthsePic}}]]'''Extinct or Renamed Town:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>  Pownalborough was incorporated in 1760, when Lincoln County was created in the Maine District of Massachusetts. Pownalborough included the present towns of Dresden (West Precinct) and Wiscasset (East Precinct). Dresden was set off on its own and incorporated in 1794. Please note that both towns were always part of Lincoln County and never part of Cumberland County, which was also created in 1760. There is a town named Pownal located in Cumberland County that was formed in 1808. Records have been transcribed by persons who had no knowledge of Maine history and assumed that Pownalborough, Maine and Pownal, Maine were the same town (with the name shortened).<br><br>

−	~~'''Plantation'''   ▪ [[Monhegan, Maine\|Monhegan]].  For further details see [[Maine plantations]].~~	+	'''Gore:'''  Hibberts Gore. For further details see [[Maine townships]].
−		+
−	'''Gore'''   ▪ Hibberts Gore. For further details see [[Maine townships]].	+

	'''Communities'''		'''Communities'''
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−	~~====~~ Neighboring Counties ~~====~~	+	'''Neighboring Counties:'''  [[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec ]] \| [[Knox County, Maine\|Knox]] \| [[Sagadahoc County, Maine\|Sagadahoc]] \| [[Waldo County, Maine\|Waldo]]
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−	[[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec ]]\| [[Knox County, Maine\|Knox]] \| [[Sagadahoc County, Maine\|Sagadahoc]] \| [[Waldo County, Maine\|Waldo]]	+

	=== Resources ===		=== Resources ===

Knox County, Maine

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−	~~'''City'''   ▪ Rockland 1848~~

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	*Owls Head 1921		*Owls Head 1921
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	*Rockport 1891		*Rockport 1891
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−	'''~~Extinct town'''   • {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Hurricane Isle}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.~~: ~~New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 103. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>~~	+	'''Plantation:'''  [[Matinicus, Maine\|Matinicus]].  For further details see [[Maine plantations]].
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−	~~'''Plantation~~'''   ▪ [[Matinicus, Maine\|Matinicus]].  For further details see [[Maine plantations]].	+

−	'''~~Unorganized territory~~'''   ~~▪ Criehaven~~. ~~For further details see [[Maine townships]]~~.	+	'''Extinct Town:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>  {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Hurricane Isle}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 103. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

−	'''~~Communities~~'''   ~~▪ Camden~~  ~~        ▪ Thomaston~~	+	'''Unorganized territory:'''  Criehaven.  For further details see [[Maine townships]].

−	'''~~Villages~~'''   ▪ ~~Hibberts Corner~~          ▪ ~~Port Clyde~~	+	'''Communities:'''   ▪ Camden          ▪ Thomaston

−	~~==== Neighboring Counties ====~~	+	'''Villages:'''   ▪ Hibberts Corner          ▪ Port Clyde

−	[[Hancock County, Maine\|Hancock]]\| [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln ]]\| [[Waldo County, Maine\|Waldo]]	+	'''Neighboring Counties:'''  [[Hancock County, Maine\|Hancock]] \| [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln ]] \| [[Waldo County, Maine\|Waldo]]

	=== Resources ===		=== Resources ===

Kennebec County, Maine

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−	'''Extinct or unincorporated towns:~~ ~~''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Dearborn, Maine\|Dearborn}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Harlem, Maine\|Harlem}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Unity Township, Maine\|Unity Township}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 101. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+	'''Extinct or unincorporated towns:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>  {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Dearborn, Maine\|Dearborn}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Harlem, Maine\|Harlem}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Unity Township, Maine\|Unity Township}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 101. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

	'''Unorganized territory'''   • Unity Township. For further details see [[Maine townships]].		'''Unorganized territory'''   • Unity Township. For further details see [[Maine townships]].
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−	~~====~~ Neighboring Counties ~~====~~	+	'''Neighboring Counties'''

	[[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin ]]\| [[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin ]]\| [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln ]]\| [[Sagadahoc County, Maine\|Sagadahoc ]]\| [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset ]]\| [[Waldo County, Maine\|Waldo]]		[[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin ]]\| [[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin ]]\| [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln ]]\| [[Sagadahoc County, Maine\|Sagadahoc ]]\| [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset ]]\| [[Waldo County, Maine\|Waldo]]

Hancock County, Maine

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−	'''Extinct town:~~ ~~''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Seaville, Maine\|Seaville}} }}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 99. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+	'''Extinct town:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>  {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Seaville, Maine\|Seaville}} }}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 99. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

	'''Unorganized territories.''' For further details see [[Maine townships]].		'''Unorganized territories.''' For further details see [[Maine townships]].

Franklin County, Maine

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−	'''~~Extinct towns~~''' ~~  • [[Berlin, Maine~~\|~~Berlin]]   • [[Freeman, Maine~~\|~~Freeman]]   • [[Madrid~~, Maine\|~~Madrid]]   • [[Perkins, Maine~~\|~~Perkins]]   • [[Salem~~, Maine\|~~Salem]]<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 97.~~ {{~~WorldCat~~\|~~779626228~~\|~~disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)~~}}; {{~~FHL~~\|~~1967587~~\|~~item~~\|~~disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012~~}}.~~</ref>~~	+	'''Plantations: ''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Coplin Plantation, Maine\|Coplin Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Dallas Plantation, Maine\|Dallas Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Rangeley Plantation, Maine\|Rangeley Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Sandy River Plantation, Maine\|Sandy River Plantation}}}}.  For further details see [[Maine plantations]].

−	'''Plantations''' • {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|~~Coplin Plantation~~, Maine\|~~Coplin Plantation~~}} {{•}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|~~Dallas Plantation~~, Maine\|~~Dallas Plantation~~}} {{•}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|~~Rangeley~~ Plantation, Maine\|~~Rangeley~~ Plantation}}}} ~~• ~~{{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|~~Sandy River Plantation~~, Maine\|~~Sandy River Plantation~~}}}}~~.  For further details see [[Maine plantations]].~~	+	'''Extinct Towns and Plantations:'''<ref>Before an extinct town (or plantation) was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>  {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Berlin, Maine\|Berlin}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Freeman, Maine\|Freeman}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Little River Plantation, Maine\|Little River Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Madrid, Maine\|Madrid}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Number 6 Plantation, Maine\|Number 6 Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Perkins, Maine\|Perkins}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Salem, Maine\|Salem}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 97. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>
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−	~~'''Extinct Plantations''' •~~ {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|~~Little River~~ Plantation, Maine\|~~Little River~~ Plantation}} {{•}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|~~Number 6 Plantation~~, Maine\|~~Number 6 Plantation~~}} }}	+

	'''Unorganized territories. ''' For further details see [[Maine townships]].		'''Unorganized territories. ''' For further details see [[Maine townships]].

Cumberland County, Maine

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		+	'''Extinct Town:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>   • Deering<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 95. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

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−	'''Extinct towns'''   • Deering<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 95. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

	==== Neighboring Counties ====		==== Neighboring Counties ====

−	[[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin]] \| [[Oxford County, Maine\|Oxford]] \| [[Sagadahoc County, Maine\|Sagadahoc]] \| [[York County, Maine\|York]]	+	[[Androscoggin County, Maine\|Androscoggin]] \| [[Oxford County, Maine\|Oxford]] \| [[Sagadahoc County, Maine\|Sagadahoc]] \| [[York County, Maine\|York]]

	== Resources ==		== Resources ==

Aroostook County, Maine

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	'''Plantations: ''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Cary, Maine\|Cary}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Cyr Plantation, Maine\|Cyr Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Garfield Plantation, Maine\|Garfield Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Glenwood, Maine\|Glenwood}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Macwahoc, Maine\|Macwahoc}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Moro, Maine\|Moro}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Nashville Plantation, Maine\|Nashville Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Oxbow, Maine\|Oxbow}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Reed Plantation, Maine\|Reed Plantation}} (aka Wytopitlock) {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Saint John Plantation, Maine\|Saint John Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Winterville Plantation, Maine\|Winterville Plantation}}}}. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].		'''Plantations: ''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Cary, Maine\|Cary}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Cyr Plantation, Maine\|Cyr Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Garfield Plantation, Maine\|Garfield Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Glenwood, Maine\|Glenwood}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Macwahoc, Maine\|Macwahoc}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Moro, Maine\|Moro}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Nashville Plantation, Maine\|Nashville Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Oxbow, Maine\|Oxbow}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Reed Plantation, Maine\|Reed Plantation}} (aka Wytopitlock) {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Saint John Plantation, Maine\|Saint John Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Winterville Plantation, Maine\|Winterville Plantation}}}}. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].

−	'''Extinct towns and plantations:''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Benedicta, Maine\|Benedicta}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Connor, Maine\|Connor}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Maysville, Maine\|Maysville}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Silver Ridge Plantation, Maine\|Silver Ridge Plantation}} }}.<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 93. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+	'''Extinct towns and plantations:'''<ref>Before an extinct town (or plantation) was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref> {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Benedicta, Maine\|Benedicta}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Connor, Maine\|Connor}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Maysville, Maine\|Maysville}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Silver Ridge Plantation, Maine\|Silver Ridge Plantation}} }}.<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 93. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

	'''Unorganized territories ''' In each territory: listed eastside first going south, then working to the west.  (WELS = West of the Easterly Line of the State). For further details see [[Maine townships]].		'''Unorganized territories ''' In each territory: listed eastside first going south, then working to the west.  (WELS = West of the Easterly Line of the State). For further details see [[Maine townships]].
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	==== Neighboring Counties ====		==== Neighboring Counties ====

−	[[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| [[Piscataquis County, Maine\|Piscataquis]] \| [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset]] \| [[Washington County, Maine\|Washington]] \| '''New Brunswick''' counties: [[Carleton County, New Brunswick\|Carleton]] \| [[Madawaska County, New Brunswick\|Madawaska]] \| [[Victoria County, New Brunswick\|Victoria]] \| [[York County, New Brunswick\|York]] \| '''Quebec''' counties: [[Kamouraska County, Quebec\|Kamouraska ]]\| [[L'Islet County, Quebec\|L'Islet]] \| [[Montmagny County, Quebec\|Montmagny]] \| [[Témiscouata County, Quebec\|Témiscouata]]<br>	+	[[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| [[Piscataquis County, Maine\|Piscataquis]] \| [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset]] \| [[Washington County, Maine\|Washington]] \| '''New Brunswick''' counties: [[Carleton County, New Brunswick\|Carleton]] \| [[Madawaska County, New Brunswick\|Madawaska]] \| [[Victoria County, New Brunswick\|Victoria]] \| [[York County, New Brunswick\|York]] \| '''Quebec''' counties: [[Kamouraska County, Quebec\|Kamouraska ]]\| [[L'Islet County, Quebec\|L'Islet]] \| [[Montmagny County, Quebec\|Montmagny]] \| [[Témiscouata County, Quebec\|Témiscouata]]<br>

	=== Resources ===		=== Resources ===

Androscoggin County, Maine

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−	'''Extinct Town'''	+	'''Extinct Town'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>

	*{{AutoLink\|Danville, Maine\|Danville}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 91. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>		*{{AutoLink\|Danville, Maine\|Danville}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 91. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>
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	'''Neighboring Counties'''		'''Neighboring Counties'''

−	[[Cumberland County, Maine\|Cumberland]] \| [[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin]] \| [[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec]] \| [[Oxford County, Maine\|Oxford]] \| [[Sagadahoc County, Maine\|Sagadahoc]]	+	[[Cumberland County, Maine\|Cumberland]] \| [[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin]] \| [[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec]] \| [[Oxford County, Maine\|Oxford]] \| [[Sagadahoc County, Maine\|Sagadahoc]]

	=== Resources ===		=== Resources ===

Washington County, Maine

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For preservation

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	==== Parent County ====		==== Parent County ====

−	Created 25 June 1789 from [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]] County. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	Created 25 June 1789 from [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]] County. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

	==== Boundary Changes ====		==== Boundary Changes ====

−	*Part taken off for [[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] County 16 March 1839. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>	+	*Part taken off for [[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] County 16 March 1839. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>

	==== Record Loss ====		==== Record Loss ====
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	=== Places / Localities ===		=== Places / Localities ===

−	{{MEWashingtonCoTownsMap}}'''Cities''' ~~  •~~ Calais ~~         •~~ Eastport~~<br><br>~~'''Towns'''<br>	+	{{MEWashingtonCoTownsMap}}'''Cities'''
		+
		+	*{{AutoLink\|Calais, Maine\|Calais}}
		+	*{{AutoLink\|Eastport, Maine\|Eastport}}
		+
		+	'''Towns'''<br>

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−	'''Plantations:''' ~~  • [[~~Baring Plantation, Maine\|Baring Plantation~~]]  • [[~~Codyville Plantation, Maine\|Codyville Plantation~~]]  • [[~~Grand Lake Stream, Maine\|Grand Lake Stream]]. ~~ ~~ For further details see [[Maine plantations]].	+	'''Plantations:''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Baring Plantation, Maine\|Baring Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Codyville Plantation, Maine\|Codyville Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Grand Lake Stream, Maine\|Grand Lake Stream}}}}.  For further details see [[Maine plantations]].

−	'''~~Unorganized territories.~~''' For ~~further details see [[~~Maine ~~townships]]~~. <br>	+	'''Extinct or unincorporated towns:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref> {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Baring, Maine\|Baring}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Brookton, Maine\|Brookton}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Centerville, Maine\|Centerville}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Eaton, Maine\|Eaton}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Edmunds, Maine\|Edmunds}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Forest City, Maine\|Forest City}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Trescott, Maine\|Trescott}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 119. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

		+	'''Indian Reservations'''<br>
		+
		+	*[[Passamaquoddy Indians\|Passamaquoddy]] Indian Township [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passamaquoddy_Indian_Township_Reservation Reservation] <br>
		+	*[[Passamaquoddy Indians\|Passamaquoddy]] Pleasant Point [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passamaquoddy_Pleasant_Point_Reservation Reservation]
		+
		+	'''Unorganized territories.''' Within each group townships are listed from southeast to northwest. For further details see [[Maine townships]]. <br>
		+
		+	{\| width="101%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \|
	*'''''East Central Washington'''''		*'''''East Central Washington'''''
	**Trescott Township		**Trescott Township
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	**Township 31 Middle Division (Day Block Township)		**Township 31 Middle Division (Day Block Township)
	**Township 36 Middle Division		**Township 36 Middle Division
−	**Township 37 Middle Division	+	**Township 37 Middle Division
		+
		+	\| valign="top" \|
	**Township 26 East Division		**Township 26 East Division
	**Township 42 Middle Division		**Township 42 Middle Division
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	**Township 8 R4 North of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase		**Township 8 R4 North of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase
	**Township 9 R4 North of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase (Forest City Township)		**Township 9 R4 North of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase (Forest City Township)
		+
		+	\|}

	'''Communities'''   • Machias          • Woodland		'''Communities'''   • Machias          • Woodland
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	'''Village'''   • Forest City		'''Village'''   • Forest City

−	'''~~Indian Reservations'''<br>~~	+	'''Neighboring Counties: ''' [[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] \| [[Hancock County, Maine\|Hancock]] \| [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| '''New Brunswick''' counties: [[Charlotte County, New Brunswick\|Charlotte]] \| [[York County, New Brunswick\|York]]
−		+
−	*Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation <br>	+
−	*Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation	+
−		+
−	~~'''Extinct or unincorporated towns'''~~   ~~• Baring   • Brookton   • East Central Washington   • Eaton   • Edmunds   • Forest City   • North Washington   • Trescott<ref>Michael J. Leclerc,~~ ''~~Genealogist~~'s Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 119. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+
−		+
−	~~==== Neighboring Counties ====~~	+
−		+
−	[[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] \| [[Hancock County, Maine\|Hancock]] \| [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| '''New Brunswick''' counties: [[Charlotte County, New Brunswick\|Charlotte]] \| [[York County, New Brunswick\|York]]	+

	=== Resources ===		=== Resources ===

Waldo County, Maine

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		+
		+	'''Extinct town: ''' {{AutoLink\|North Anson,Maine\|North Anson}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 117. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

	'''Communities'''   • Searsport          • Unity          • Winterport		'''Communities'''   • Searsport          • Unity          • Winterport
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	'''Village'''   • East Thorndike		'''Village'''   • East Thorndike

−	'''~~Extinct towns~~'''   • North Anson<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 117. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+	'''Neighboring Counties'''
−		+
−	~~==== Neighboring Counties ====~~	+

−	[[Hancock County, Maine\|Hancock]] \| [[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec]] \| [[Knox County, Maine\|Knox]] \| [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]] \| [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset]]	+	[[Hancock County, Maine\|Hancock]] \| [[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec]] \| [[Knox County, Maine\|Knox]] \| [[Lincoln County, Maine\|Lincoln]] \| [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| [[Somerset County, Maine\|Somerset]]

	=== Resources ===		=== Resources ===

Somerset County, Maine

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	=== History ===		=== History ===
−		+	<div style="float: left; width: 147%">
	==== Parent County ====		==== Parent County ====

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	==== Boundary Changes ====		==== Boundary Changes ====

−	*Parts set off to ~~create 2 counties~~:	+	{{MESomersetCoTownsMap}}Parts of Somerset County were set off to:
−	**[[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin]] County 20 March 1838.<ref name="HBG" />	+
−	**[[Piscataquis County, Maine\|Piscataquis]] County 23 March 1838.<ref name="HBG" />	+	*[[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin]] County 20 March 1838.<ref name="HBG" />
−	*Part ~~taken to add to~~ [[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] County 12 March 1844.<ref name="HBG" />	+	*[[Piscataquis County, Maine\|Piscataquis]] County 23 March 1838.<ref name="HBG" />
		+	*Part of [[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] County 12 March 1844.<ref name="HBG" />

	==== Record Loss ====		==== Record Loss ====
−	~~<div style="float: left; width: 147%">~~	+
	=== Places / Localities ===		=== Places / Localities ===

−	~~{{MESomersetCoTownsMap}}~~'''Towns'''	+	'''Towns'''

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	\|}		\|}
		+
		+	'''Extinct Town: ''' {{AutoLink\|Concord, Maine\|Concord}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 115. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

	'''Plantations: ''' [[Brighton Plantation, Maine\|Brighton Plantation]] \| [[Dennistown, Maine\|Dennistown]] \| [[Highland Plantation, Maine\|Highland Plantation]] \| [[Pleasant Ridge Plantation, Maine\|Pleasant Ridge Plantation]] \| [[The Forks Plantation, Maine\|The Forks Plantation]] \| [[West Forks, Maine\|West Forks]]. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].		'''Plantations: ''' [[Brighton Plantation, Maine\|Brighton Plantation]] \| [[Dennistown, Maine\|Dennistown]] \| [[Highland Plantation, Maine\|Highland Plantation]] \| [[Pleasant Ridge Plantation, Maine\|Pleasant Ridge Plantation]] \| [[The Forks Plantation, Maine\|The Forks Plantation]] \| [[West Forks, Maine\|West Forks]]. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].

−	'''Unorganized territories.''' BKP=Bingham's Kennebec Purchase; EKR=East of the Kennebec River; NBKP=North of Bingham's Kennebec Purchase; Twp=Township; WELS=West of the Easterly Line of the State; WKR=West of the Kennebec River. For further details see [[Maine townships]].	+	'''Communities'''
		+
		+	{\| width="51%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
		+	\|-
		+	\| valign="top" \|
		+	*Anson
		+	*Bingham
		+	*Fairfield
		+
		+	\| valign="top" \|
		+	*Hartland
		+	*Madison
		+	*Norridgewock
		+
		+	\| valign="top" \|
		+	*Pittsfield
		+	*Skowhegan
		+
		+	\|}
		+
		+	'''Villages: '''   • Flagstaff   • North Anson
		+
		+	'''Unorganized territories.''' Townships listed from southeast to northwest within their group. BKP=Bingham's Kennebec Purchase; EKR=East of the Kennebec River NBKP=North of Bingham's Kennebec Purchase; Twp=Township; WELS=West of the Easterly Line of the State; WKR=West of the Kennebec River. For further details see [[Maine townships]].

−	{\| width="~~100~~%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"	+	{\| width="101%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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	**Twp 1 R5 BKP EKR (Moxie Gore)		**Twp 1 R5 BKP EKR (Moxie Gore)
	**Twp 1 R6 BKP EKR (Indian Stream)		**Twp 1 R6 BKP EKR (Indian Stream)
−	**Twp 1 R6 BKP WKR (Chase ~~Stream~~ & 10,000 ~~Acre Tract~~)	+	**Twp 1 R6 BKP WKR (Chase Str & 10,000 Ac Tr)
	**Twp 2 R6 BKP WKR (Johnson Mtn)		**Twp 2 R6 BKP WKR (Johnson Mtn)
	**Twp 1 R7 BKP WKR (Saplin)		**Twp 1 R7 BKP WKR (Saplin)
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	**Twp 3 R3 BKP WKR (Dead River)		**Twp 3 R3 BKP WKR (Dead River)
	**Twp 4 R3 BKP WKR (Bigelow)		**Twp 4 R3 BKP WKR (Bigelow)
−	**Twp 1 R4 BKP WKR (Bowtown)	+	**Twp 1 R4 BKP WKR (Bowtown)
		+
		+	\| valign="top" \|
	**Twp 2 R4 BKP WKR (Pierce Ponds)		**Twp 2 R4 BKP WKR (Pierce Ponds)
	**Twp 3 R4 BKP WKR (Spring Lake)		**Twp 3 R4 BKP WKR (Spring Lake)
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	**Little W, NBKP		**Little W, NBKP
	**Big W, NBKP		**Big W, NBKP
−	**Twp 1 R3 NBKP (~~West~~ Middlesex ~~Canal Grant~~)	+	**Twp 1 R3 NBKP (W.Middlesex Can.Gr.)
	**Township 2 R3 NBKP (Soldiertown)		**Township 2 R3 NBKP (Soldiertown)
	**Township 3 R3 NBKP (Alder Brook)		**Township 3 R3 NBKP (Alder Brook)
−	**Township 4 R3 NBKP (Bald Mountain)	+	**Township 4 R3 NBKP (Bald Mountain)
−		+
−	~~\| valign="bottom" \|~~	+
	**Township 5 R3 NBKP (Sandy Bay)		**Township 5 R3 NBKP (Sandy Bay)
	**Township Seboomook R4 NBKP		**Township Seboomook R4 NBKP
−	**~~Township~~ 1 R4 NBKP (Plymouth or Boyd)	+	**Twp 1 R4 NBKP (Plymouth or Boyd)
−	**Twp 2 R4 NBKP (Pittston Academy ~~Grant~~)	+	**Twp 2 R4 NBKP (Pittston Academy Gr.)
−	**Township 3 R4 NBKP (Hammond)	+	**Township 3 R4 NBKP (Hammond)
−	**Township 4 R4 NBKP (Prentiss)	+	**Township 4 R4 NBKP (Prentiss)
		+
		+	\| valign="top" \|
	**Township 5 R4 NBKP (Blake Gore)		**Township 5 R4 NBKP (Blake Gore)
	**Township 4 R16 WELS (Elm Stream)		**Township 4 R16 WELS (Elm Stream)
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−	'''~~Communities~~'''	+	'''Neighboring Counties'''
−		+
−	~~{\| width="51%" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"~~	+
−	\|-	+
−	~~\| valign="top" \|~~	+
−	*Anson	+
−	*Bingham	+
−	*Fairfield	+
−		+
−	~~\| valign="top" \|~~	+
−	*Hartland	+
−	*Madison	+
−	*Norridgewock	+
−		+
−	~~\| valign="top" \|~~	+
−	*Pittsfield	+
−	*Skowhegan	+
−		+
−	\|}	+
−		+
−	~~'''Villages: '''   • Flagstaff   • North Anson~~	+
−		+
−	'''Extinct or unincorporated towns'''   • Central Somerset   • Concord   • Northeast Somerset   • Northwest Somerset   • Seboomook Lake<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 115. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+
−		+
−	~~==== Neighboring Counties ====~~	+

	[[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] \| [[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin]] \| [[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec]] \| [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| [[Piscataquis County, Maine\|Piscataquis]] \| [[Waldo County, Maine\|Waldo]] \| '''Quebec '''counties: [[Beauce County, Quebec\|Beauce]] \| [[Bellechasse County, Quebec\|Bellechasse]] \| [[Dorchester County, Quebec\|Dorchester]] \| [[Frontenac County, Quebec\|Frontenac]]		[[Aroostook County, Maine\|Aroostook]] \| [[Franklin County, Maine\|Franklin]] \| [[Kennebec County, Maine\|Kennebec]] \| [[Penobscot County, Maine\|Penobscot]] \| [[Piscataquis County, Maine\|Piscataquis]] \| [[Waldo County, Maine\|Waldo]] \| '''Quebec '''counties: [[Beauce County, Quebec\|Beauce]] \| [[Bellechasse County, Quebec\|Bellechasse]] \| [[Dorchester County, Quebec\|Dorchester]] \| [[Frontenac County, Quebec\|Frontenac]]

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	=== Places / Localities ===		=== Places / Localities ===
−
−	~~'''Cities:''' [[Bangor, Maine\|Bangor]] \| [[Brewer, Maine\|Brewer]] \| [[Old Town, Maine\|Old Town]]~~

	'''Towns'''		'''Towns'''
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	*[[Alton, Maine\|Alton]]		*[[Alton, Maine\|Alton]]
		+	*[[Bangor, Maine\|Bangor]] (City)
	*[[Bradford, Maine\|Bradford]]		*[[Bradford, Maine\|Bradford]]
	*[[Bradley, Maine\|Bradley]]		*[[Bradley, Maine\|Bradley]]
		+	*[[Brewer, Maine\|Brewer]] (City)
	*[[Burlington, Maine\|Burlington]]		*[[Burlington, Maine\|Burlington]]
	*[[Carmel, Maine\|Carmel]]		*[[Carmel, Maine\|Carmel]]
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	*[[Enfield, Maine\|Enfield]]		*[[Enfield, Maine\|Enfield]]
	*[[Etna, Maine\|Etna]]		*[[Etna, Maine\|Etna]]
−	*[[Exeter, Maine\|Exeter]]

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		+	*[[Exeter, Maine\|Exeter]]
	*[[Garland, Maine\|Garland]]		*[[Garland, Maine\|Garland]]
	*[[Glenburn, Maine\|Glenburn]]		*[[Glenburn, Maine\|Glenburn]]
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	*[[Newburgh, Maine\|Newburgh]]		*[[Newburgh, Maine\|Newburgh]]
	*[[Newport, Maine\|Newport]]		*[[Newport, Maine\|Newport]]
		+	*[[Old Town, Maine\|Old Town]] (City)
	*[[Orono, Maine\|Orono]]		*[[Orono, Maine\|Orono]]
	*[[Orrington, Maine\|Orrington]]		*[[Orrington, Maine\|Orrington]]
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	'''Plantations: ''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Carroll Plantation, Maine\|Carroll Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Drew Plantation, Maine\|Drew Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Seboeis Plantation, Maine\|Seboeis Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Webster Plantation, Maine\|Webster Plantation}}}}. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].		'''Plantations: ''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Carroll Plantation, Maine\|Carroll Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Drew Plantation, Maine\|Drew Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Seboeis Plantation, Maine\|Seboeis Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Webster Plantation, Maine\|Webster Plantation}}}}. For further details see [[Maine plantations]].

−	'''Extinct towns and plantations:~~ ~~''' {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Argyle, Maine\|Argyle}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Grand Falls Plantation, Maine\|Grand Falls Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Greenfield, Maine\|Greenfield}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Kingman, Maine\|Kingman}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Mattamiscontis, Maine\|Mattamiscontis}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Prentiss Plantation, Maine\|Prentiss Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Twombly, Maine\|Twombly}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Whitney, Maine\|Whitney}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 109. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>	+	'''Extinct towns and plantations:'''<ref>Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.</ref>  {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Argyle, Maine\|Argyle}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Grand Falls Plantation, Maine\|Grand Falls Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Greenfield, Maine\|Greenfield}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Kingman, Maine\|Kingman}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Mattamiscontis, Maine\|Mattamiscontis}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Prentiss Plantation, Maine\|Prentiss Plantation}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Twombly, Maine\|Twombly}} {{!}}}} {{Nowrap\|{{AutoLink\|Whitney, Maine\|Whitney}}}}<ref>Michael J. Leclerc, ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research'', 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 109. {{WorldCat\|779626228\|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL\|1967587\|item\|disp=FHL Book 974 D27g 2012}}.</ref>

	'''Reservation:''' [[Penobscot Indians\|Penobscot]] Indian Island [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penobscot_Indian_Island_Reservation Reservation].		'''Reservation:''' [[Penobscot Indians\|Penobscot]] Indian Island [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penobscot_Indian_Island_Reservation Reservation].