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County

Somerset County (set off from Lincoln County to Kennebec County in 1799, to Somerset County in 1809)

Organized

1859 for election purposes; organized in 1893

Previous Designations

Township No. 1, Fifth Range Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, West of Kennebec River (T1 R5 BKP WKR)

Villages, Locations and Settlements

Parlin Pond (former post office), West Forks

Adjacent Towns and Townships

Bowtown Township, Chase Stream Township, Johnson Mountain Township, Lower Enchanted Township, Moxie Gore, The Forks Plantation

Maps

Maine Historical Maps: West Forks Plantation

Census Records

1837 Maine Surplus Revenue Census

Military Records

World War I Soldiers Index: West Forks Plantation