The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-07-23

The Counties of Maine,


Prior to 1860 The county of York included the
whole ol the District of Maine. In 1860 the
General Court of Massachusetts created two
new counties in the District of Maine, viz:
Cumberland and Lincoln, thus making three
counties. The county of York was bounded on
the east very nearly Us now, and also inclnded
Il small portion of what is now Western OK
ford.
The county of Cumberland was bounded on
the west by the Harpswell and Brunswick east
line and by the Androscoggin river for 30
miles IRON It's mouth ana thence north to the
Canada line, with Falmouth (now PortlandO as
the shire town. The balance of the District
WAS erected into the county of Lincoln, with
PownalbOrough (now Dresden) as the shire
town. Subsequently Wiscasset was made the
shire town.
In l1S9 two new counties, Hancock and
Washington We're formed out Of the eastern
portion of Lincoln county. The eastern boun-
Diary of Lincoln and western boundary of Han
cock was made the westerly line of Camden
and eastery line of Warren and Union. thence
northerly % deg. east to the north line of the
Waldo patent, and thence north to the Canada
line. Castlne was made the shire town of Hau-
cock and subsequently Ellsworth. That part
of the District of Name east of the new county
of Hancock was erected into the county of
Washington with Machias as the shire town.
In 1871 Camden was set of to Lincoln.
In 1899 the north of Lincoln, including near
~ all of the present counties of kennebec and
Somerset. was erected into the county of Ken
nebec with Augusta us The shire town. Litch-
field was set off from Lincoln to Kennebec in
1879. and Wales in 1910.
In 1903 the north part of Cumberland. COM
mencng at the southerly line of Turner and
the north part Of York was erected into the
new county of Oxford, with Paris as the shire
town.
In 1909 the northern part of Kennebec
was erected into the county of Somerset, with
Norridgewock as the shire town. Subsequent
ly Skowhegan was made the shire town.
In 1916, the northern part of Hancock on the
west side OF the Penobscot river and portion
of the northern part east of the river We're
erected into the new county of Penobscot. with
Bangor as the shire town. Corinna was set off
from Somerset to Penobscot in 1888.
In 1927, all Of Hancock west of Penobscot
bay and river, and Camden, Hope, Montville,
Palermo and Appleton in Lincoln county. and
Freedom, Unity and Burnham in Kennebec
county, We're erected INTO the new county of
Waldo, with Belfast as the shire town.
In 1888 New Sharon. Chesterville, Wilton,
Temple and Pennington in the county of Ken
nebec; Jay, Carthage, weld, Berlin, Madrid
and territory north in the county of Oxford.
and Industry. New Vineyard, Strong, Avon,
Phillips, Freeman, Salem, kingfeld and town.
ships north of the county of Somerset, were
erected into the new county of Franklin, with
Pennington the shire town.
In 1888 that portion of Somerset north of the
south lines of Parkman and wellington and
that portion of Penobscot north of Dexter, etc,
| and east of Wilton, kilmarnoch, ETC., was erect
ed into the county of Piscasaqus, with Dover
as shire town.
In 1889 the nortberly part of Penobscot and
Washington counties were erected into ArOOs-
took county, with Houlton as the shire town.
In 1884 Lewiston, Lisbon and Webster in the
county of Lincoln; Auburn, Danville, Durham.
Minot and Poland in the county of Cumber-
land; LivermOre and Turner in the county of
Oxford; and East Livermore (set off from
LivermOre and erected into town in 1S43) :,
Greene, Leeds and Wales in the county of Ken
nebec, were erected into the new county of An
droscoggin, with Auburn as shire town.
In 1884 the towns now constituting Sagada-
noe county were set off from Lincoln county,
and erected into a new county (Sagadahock), !,
with Bath as the shire town.
In 1860 Appleton, Camden, Hope, North Hav-
en- and Vinalhaven in the county of Waldo, and
Gushing, Friendship, Rockland, South Thomas
ton, Thomaston, St. George, Union, Warren,
Washington, Matnicus, and Muscle Ridge in
Lincoln comfy. were erected into the new
county of Knox, with Rockland as the shire
town. Lewiston Journal.