Bingham, Somerset County
County · Incorporated · Previous Designations · Villages, Locations and Settlements · Adjacent Towns and Townships · Maps · Vital Records · Miscellaneous Resources · Military Records · General Resources · Bibliography
County
Somerset County (set off from Lincoln County to Kennebec County in 1799, to Somerset County in 1809)
Incorporated
1812
Previous Designations
Township No. 1, First Range Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, East of Kennebec River (T1 R1 BKP EKR)
Part of the Carratunk Settlement, with Moscow and the part of Solon
Its residents in 1810 were said to be living on the "Million Acres North of Solon and Athens"
Villages, Locations and Settlements
Austin Junction (former railroad station), Bingham, Johnson Corner, Shorey (former post office)
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Brighton Plantation, Concord Township, Mayfield Township, Moscow, Solon
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Bingham
Vital Records
Marriages by Rev. Obed Wilson of Bingham, 1814-1839
Miscellaneous Resources
Bingham Town Officers, 1812-1903
Military Records
World War I Soldiers Index: Bingham
General Resources
FamilySearch Catalog: Bingham, Somerset, Maine
Official Website: Town of Bingham
Bibliography
______, Bingham Sesquicentennial History, 1812-1962 (Skowhegan, Me., Skowhegan Press, 1962)
Labonté, Youville, comp., Marriages of Our Lady of Lourdes, Skowhegan, Me (1881-1980) and of St. Peter, Bingham, Me (1920-1980) (Auburn, Me.: Y. Labonté, [1981])
Mitchell, Harry Edward, comp., The town register, 1903: Solon & Bingham ([Kent's Hill, Me., 1903])
Wilson, Frank H., comp., "Baptisms and Funeral Services Conducted by Rev. Obed Wilson of Bingham, Maine," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 103 (Boston, Mass.: The Society, 1949)
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