Vinalhaven, Knox County
County · Incorporated · Previous Designations · Boundary Changes · Prominent Islands · Villages, Locations and Settlements · Adjacent Towns and Townships · Maps · Miscellaneous Resources · Military Records · General Resources · Bibliography
County
Knox County (set off from Lincoln County to Hancock County in 1789, to Waldo County in 1838, to Knox County in 1860)
Incorporated
1789
Previous Designations
South Fox Island; Vinal Haven
Boundary Changes
North Fox Island was set off in 1846 to form the town of Fox Isle (now North Haven)
Hurricane Isle was set off in 1878 to form the town of Hurricane Isle (organization surrendered in 1921, reannexed by Vinalhaven in 1937)
Prominent Islands
Greens Island, Hurricane Island, Leadbetter Island, Penobscot Island, Vinalhaven Island
Villages, Locations and Settlements
Carver's Cove (former post office), Carvers Harbor (Carver's Harbor), Vinalhaven
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Vinalhaven
Miscellaneous Resources
Vinalhaven Town Officers, 1790-1889
Aged Persons of Vinalhaven, 1889
Military Records
World War I Soldiers Index: Vinalhaven
General Resources
FamilySearch Catalog: Vinalhaven, Knox, Maine
Official Website: Town of Vinalhaven
Maine Memory Network: Vinalhaven
Bibliography
Mosher, Elizabeth M., comp., Vital records of Vinalhaven, Knox County, Maine, prior to 1892 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 1994)
Vinalhaven Centennial Committee, A Brief Historical Sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven, From Its Earliest Settlement (Rockland, Me.: Free Press Office, 1889)
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