Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-16
The Counties of Maine.
july. ~.

Lewiston journal
Prior to l7Go the county Of York included
the whole of the District Of Maine. In 1850
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 cas-, very nearly now. and
ai-u included small portion of Whist i now
Western oxford.
The county Of Cumberland ws- bounded on
the west by the Harpsweli and Brunswick cast
line and hy the Andrp-cnggin river for thirty
miles from it, mouth and thence north to the
Canada line. with Falmouth NOW Portland
a, the shire town. The balance of the Dis
trict was erected into the county Of Lincoln.
with roNnaihorouIh tnow DRESDEN the
Shire town, subsequently Wi,ca,>et was
made the Shire town
In la two new counties. Hancock and
Washington were formed gu, NJ the eastern
portion OF Lincoln county. The eastern
boundary Of Lincoln and western boundary 81
Hancock was made the westerly line Of
camden and ca.tcrly line Of Warren and n
ion. thence northcrly 225 east to th" north
line ~ the " aldo patent. and thence north 10
the Canada line. ts>iinc INSIDE the .hrr
town 81 Hancock sud subsequently Ellsworth.
That part OF the District 81 Maine eat 81 the
new county 81 Hancock was crccic,l into the
county II Washington with Machia- the
shire town. In l7pl Camden was .ct Of Ia
I.in.-ln.
In ~, The north part Of Lincoln, including
nearly an of the present counties 81 honnct''c
and somerset. was erected into the count, Of
kcunc',-c with Augusta the -hre town.
Ijirhti, III wa. - otI from Lincoln to kcu-
n.ho, in I>-li. and Walr. in l>4o.
In l>'ti The north part Of Cumt, rilnA. con-
monciug Al tho southern, line ot Turner. and
The north part - York Wa crc,trl into The
new county 81 oxford. with rari- q the Shire
town.
In l~'n "a, northern l,ar' u konnthcr d" a.
erected into th' county Of >omer-tt. with
NnrriI-,w"ck l. tn, -lir, town. >ub-,-
quentin ~Anwh hogan wo> made 'hr >hirr town
In I>IG. the north. IN part ~ Hancock on the
west side - The Pcuoh>ro, river and portion
II ihc northern part cat Of thu river wrre
rrccfo1 into tn, new county 81 rcnoh-,ut.
with Rau-or = the shire town. toriuna Ma
~ ~ from ~omrr-ci {" r.nob-coi tn 1858.
Ia l>.-. all Of Hancock west u rcnob~cot
hay and river and Camden. Hppc, Mout,iil",
Palermo. and Appleton in Lincoln county. and
Freedom, nifty, and Burnham in kcnnsi.cc
county. were erected into the new county Of
Waldo, with Belfast the shire town.
In l>.>. New sharon. thc.ierSille. Wilton,
Trmpi, and Pennington in the county Of ken
4
and territory north in the county Of oxford.
and Industry. New Niney yard. strong, Avon
Phillips. Freeman. Salem, kin-ticld snd
townships north in the county II Somerset.
were erected into Tho new county Of franklin
with Pennington ~ the shire town.
Ia l>,.> that portion Of somerset north Of
the south lines Of Parhman ana Wellington
and that portion Of Pcnot.,cot north Of Dexter
etc.. and east of Wilton, kiImarnoch. etc. wa
erected into the county Of ri>raiaqui-. with
Dover a the shire town.
In l>9. the u"rtherly part Of r,uol>.ot and
Washington counties wa- erected into Ar,,o.-
took county. with Houltou the shire town.
In l>i4. Lewiston. Lisbon AMI Webster IN
the county Of Lincoln; Auburn. pan'ie.
Durham. Minot aud Poland in the county of
Cumberland: L,ermore aui Turner in the
county u oxford; and Eas, Liyernore ii
oi from I.iyermor" and erected into town
in 1888. Greene, Iced, and " alo> in the coun-
" Of k.nncbec. were erected into the new
county 81 Andro,,o--4jn. with Auburn s. the
shire town.
In 1874. the towns now constituting saga
,lahnc county wer, at of from Lincoln coun-
". and erected into a new county >a-a,lahocl
with Bath Il the shire town.
In 1851. Appleton. camden. Hope. North
Haven aud Ninalhaven. in the county Of Wal
10. and Cushing. Friendship, Rorkland, South
Thoma>ton. Thoma>ton. -. George, Union,
Warren. Washington. Mniinicus and Muscle
Ridge in Lincoln county. were erected into
the new county OF Knox. with lockland as
the shire town.