Maine Places

County · Incorporated · Organized · Reincorporated · Previous Designations · Boundary Changes · Villages, Locations and Settlements · Adjacent Towns and Townships · Maps · Vital Records · Military Records · General Resources · Bibliography 

County

Lincoln County (set off from York County in 1760)

Incorporated

1858 from Patricktown Plantation as the town of Somerville; incorporation repealed in 1937, and organization surrendered in 1938

Organized

1938 as Somerville Plantation for election purposes

Reincorporated

1974 as the town of Somerville

Previous Designations

Part of the Plymouth Claim (Kennebec Purchase); Patricktown; Patrick's Town; Long Pond Settlement

Boundary Changes

Land was set off to Jefferson in 1829

Villages, Locations and Settlements

East Milburne (former post office), Jones Corner, Sandhill Corner (Sand Hill Corner), Somerville, South Somerville

Adjacent Towns and Townships

Hibberts Gore, Jefferson, Palermo, Washington, Windsor

Maps

Maine Historical Maps: Somerville

Vital Records

Somerville Vital Records, 1921-22

Military Records

World War I Soldiers Index: Somerville

General Resources

FamilySearch Catalog: Somerville, Lincoln, Maine

Official Website: Somerville, Maine

Maine Memory Network: Somerville

Bibliography

______, Then & now: Patricktown/Somerville (Somerville, Me.: Somerville Historical Society, 1998)