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1858 from Patricktown Plantation as the town of Somerville; incorporation repealed in 1937, and organization surrendered in 1938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