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Amherst, Hancock County

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County

Hancock County (set off from Lincoln County) in 1789)


Organized

1822 as Plantation No. 26


Incorporated

1831


Previous Designations

Township No. 26 Middle Division, Bingham's Penobscot Purchase (T26 MD BPP); Mariaville North


Villages, Locations and Settlements

Amherst, Archers Corner, Tannery Loop


Adjacent Towns and Townships

Aurora, Bradley, Clifton, Mariaville, T32 MD


Maps

Maine Historical Maps: Amherst


General Resources

FamilySearch Catalog: Amherst, Hancock, Maine

Official Website: Town of Amherst


Bibliography

Jellison, Connee, Amherst, Maine, her settlement and people 1790-1975 ([Bar Harbor, Me.]: Bar Harbor Times Publishing Co., c1975)

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