Willimantic, Piscataquis County
County · Organized · Reorganized · Incorporated · Previous Designations · Villages, Locations and Settlements · Adjacent Towns and Townships · Maps · Census Records · Military Records · General Resources · Bibliography
County
Piscataquis County (set off from Lincoln County to Kennebec County in 1799, to Somerset County in 1809, to Piscataquis County in 1838)
Organized
Prior to 1860 as Plantation No. 8, Eighth Range, for election purposes
Reorganized
1860 as Howard Plantation for election purposes
Incorporated
1881 as the town of Howard; name changed in 1883
Previous Designations
Township No. 8, Eighth Range North of Waldo Patent (T8 R8 NWP)
Villages, Locations and Settlements
Earley Landing, Goodell Corner, Norton (former post office), Number Eight (former post office), Packard Landing, Sebec Lake, Willimantic
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Bowerbank, Elliottsville Township, Guilford, Monson
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Willimantic
Census Records
1837 Maine Surplus Revenue Census
Military Records
World War I Soldiers Index: Willimantic
General Resources
FamilySearch Catalog: Willimantic, Piscataquis, Maine
Bibliography
VanHyning, Conrad, Willimantic, Maine past and present ([Willimantic, Me.]: Willimantic Conservation Commission, 1976)
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