Maine Places

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Burlington, Penobscot County

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County

Penobscot County (set off from Lincoln County to Hancock County in 1789, to Penobscot County in 1816)


Incorporated

1832


Previous Designations

Township No. 2, First Range North of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase (T2 R1 NBPP); Hurd's Ridge


Boundary Changes

The "two mile strip" south of the town was annexed in 1835

Part of Lowell was annexed in 1847


Villages, Locations and Settlements

Bryant Ridge, Burlington, Long Ridge


Adjacent Towns and Townships

Grand Falls Township, Lincoln, Lowell, T3 ND, T3 R1 NBPP


Maps

Maine Historical Maps: Burlington


Vital Records

Burlington Family Records

Burlington, Maine Penobscot County Births Before 1892

Burlington Maine Penobscot County Deaths Before 1892


General Resources

FamilySearch Catalog: Burlington, Penobscot, Maine

Official Website: Town of Burlington


Bibliography

Hawkins, Alan H., comp., History of the town of Burlington, Penobscot County, Maine, from settlement to 1975 (Augusta, Me.: Kennebec Journal, 1977- )

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