Durham, Androscoggin County
County · Incorporated · Previous Designations · Boundary Changes · Villages, Locations and Settlements · Adjacent Towns and Townships · Maps · Cemeteries · Military Records · Vital Records · General Resources · Bibliography
County
Androscoggin County (set off from Cumberland County in 1854)
Incorporated
1789 from Royalsborough Plantation
Previous Designations
Part of the Pejepscot Purchase; Royalsborough; Royallsborough; Royalstown
Boundary Changes
Parts of Danville (now part of Auburn) were annexed in 1821 and 1823
The town's boundary with Pownal was redefined in 1999
Villages, Locations and Settlements
Bowie Hill, Crossman Corner, Durham (South West Bend (Southwest Bend)), Plummer Mill (Plummers Mill), Shiloh, South Durham, West Durham
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Auburn, Brunswick, Freeport, Lewiston, Lisbon, New Gloucester, Pownal, Topsham
Maps
Cemeteries
Some Tombstones in Wagg Cemetery, Durham, Maine (pdf)
Some Tombstones in Penley Corner Cemetery, Durham, Maine (pdf)
Military Records
World War I Soldiers Index: Durham
Durham Revolutionary War Soldiers
Vital Records
Some Durham Marriages, 1789-1839
General Resources
FamilySearch Catalog: Durham, Androscoggin, Maine
Official Website: Town of Durham
Bibliography
Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, History of Durham, Maine (Lewiston, Me.: Press of Lewiston Journal Co., 1899)
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