Maine Places

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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)