Chester, Penobscot County
County · Incorporated · Previous Designations · Boundary Changes · Villages, Locations and Settlements · Adjacent Towns and Townships · Maps · Military Records · General Resources · Bibliography
County
Penobscot County (set off from Lincoln County to Hancock County in 1789, to Penobscot County in 1816)
Incorporated
1834
Previous Designations
Township No. 1, Eighth Range North of Waldo Patent (T1 R8 NWP); River Township No. 1, West of Penobscot River
Boundary Changes
Part of T2 R8 NWP was annexed in 1997
Villages, Locations and Settlements
Chester, Craigvale (former location on railroad), Fleming (former post office at Chester), Pea Ridge
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Lincoln, T2 R8 NWP, T2 R9 NWP, Winn, Woodville
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Chester
Military Records
World War I Soldiers Index: Chester
General Resources
FamilySearch Catalog: Chester, Penobscot, Maine
Bibliography
Booker, Mabel Libby, comp., History and genealogy of Chester, Maine ([S.l.: M.L. Booker, 1949?])
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