Maine Places

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Albany Township, Oxford County

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County

Oxford County (set off from York County in 1805)


Organized

1802 as Oxford Plantation


Incorporated

1803 as the town of Albany; organization surrendered in 1937


Previous Designations

Township Number Five; Orange Township; Orangetown


Boundary Changes

Part was set off to Waterford in 1811


Villages, Locations and Settlements

Hunts Corner (Hunt's Corner), Lynchville, Marshall District, North Albany (former post office), South Albany (former post office), Town House


Adjacent Towns and Townships

Bethel, Greenwood, Mason Township, Norway, Stoneham, Waterford


Maps

Maine Historical Maps: Albany Township


Cemeteries

York Cemetery, Albany Township


Military Records

Albany Civil War Soldiers


Vital Records

Town Records of Albany


General Resources

FamilySearch Catalog: Albany, Oxford, Maine

Maine Memory Network: Albany

Albany Township, Maine


Bibliography

Auber, Mrs. Ralph E., comp., Records of births, deaths, and marriages [1790-1888] (typescript, 1954)

Cole, John N., Historical Sketch of Albany, Oxford County Citizen, March 21, 1935.

Labbie, Edith, "Winds of Changes are Blowing in Albany, Maine," Lewiston Evening Journal Magazine Section, 16 Aug. 1975

Mitchell, Harry Edward, and B. V. Davis, comp., 1906 Town Register: Greenwood, Albany, Waterford, and East Stoneham (Brunswick, Me.: H. E. Mitchell Co., 1906)

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