Support Maine Genealogy by Addison, Washington County
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County
Washington County (set off from Lincoln County in 1789)
Incorporated
1797
Previous Designations
Township No. 6 East of Union River, Livermore Survey (T6 EUR LS); Englishman River; Pleasant River; Plantation No. 6 West of Machias
Prominent Islands
Big Nash Island, Crowley Island, Doyle Island, Drisko Island, Lower Birch Island, Norton Island, Upper Birch Island
Villages, Locations and Settlements
Addison, Addison Point (former post office), Basin (former post office), Bryant Corners, Cape Split, Dalotville (former post office), Indian River, Seaside (former post office), South Addison, Tracy Corners, Westcogus (or Wescogus, a former post office)
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Beals, Columbia, Columbia Falls, Harrington, Jonesboro, Jonesport
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Addison
Vital Records
Downeast Genealogy: Addison Birth Records
Downeast Genealogy: Addison Marriage Records
General Resources
FamilySearch Catalog: Addison, Washington, Maine
Official Website: Town of Addison
Bibliography
______, Addison, Maine: a bicentennial history, 1997 (Addison Bicentennial Committee, 1997)
Foster, Angela M., comp., Vital records of Addison, Maine, 1850-1892 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, c2003)
Mitchell, Harry Edward, et al., comp., The Addison and Harrington register, 1905 (Brunswick, Me., H.E. Mitchell co., 1905)
Tibbetts, Leonard F., and Darryl B. Lamson, Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, c1997)
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