Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County
County · Organized · Incorporated · Previous Designations · Boundary Changes · Villages, Locations and Settlements · Adjacent Towns and Townships · Maps · Census Records · Military Records · Newspapers · Vital Records · General Resources · Bibliography
County
Aroostook County (set off from Washington County in 1839)
Organized
1841 as Plantation Letter D R1; organization legalized in 1843
Incorporated
1858 from Plantation Letter D, First Range and that part of Plymouth Grant lying southeast of Aroostook River
Previous Designations
Township D, First Range West of the Easterly Line of the State (TD R1 WELS) and Plymouth Grant
Boundary Changes
The remainder of Plymouth Grant-organized for election purposes in 1857, and as Sarsfield Plantation in 1859-was annexed in 1867
Villages, Locations and Settlements
East Road (East Road Siding), Fairmount, Fort Fairfield, Goodrich, Goodwin, Houghtonville (former railroad station), Maple Grove, McShea, Monson Mill, Morrow Road, Murphy Road (former railroad station), Robie (former post office), Stevensville
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Andover (N.B.), Caribou, Easton, Grand Falls (N.B.), Limestone, Presque Isle
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Fort Fairfield
Census Records
1837 Maine Surplus Revenue Census
Military Records
World War I Soldiers Index: Fort Fairfield
Newspapers
Fort Fairfield Public Library Digital Newspaper Archive - Eight Aroostook County newspapers, 1863-1922
Vital Records
Fort Fairfield Vital Records Database
General Resources
FamilySearch Catalog: Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, Maine
Official Website: Town of Fort Fairfield
First Settlers of the Aroostook River Valley: Fort Fairfield
Maine Memory Network: Fort Fairfield
Bibliography
______, Houlton, Presque Isle, Fort Fairfield and Caribou directory, 1900 (Boston, Mass.: A. B. Sparrow, 1900)
Bacon, George Fox, Northern Maine, its points of interest and its representative business men, embracing Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Ft. Fairfield, Danforth, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Winn and Kingman (Newark, N. J., Glenwood Publishing Company, 1891)
Beckwith, Janet, A history of Fort Fairfield ([Presque Isle, Me. :] The Author, 1988)
Ellis, Caleb Holt, History of Fort Fairfield and biographical sketches (Fort Fairfield, Me.: Fort Fairfield Print. Co., 1894)
Manter, T. F., comp., The Fort Fairfield register and town history (Madison, Me. : The Bulletin Publishing Co., 1904)
Mraz, Ruth Reed, United Parish Church : a historical review ([Fort Fairfield, Me.]: Ruth and Arthur Mraz, 1992)
Pepin, Linda J., comp., Ft. Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine: marriages, births, and deaths from LDS microfilm #10913, dates 1847-1892, town books vol. #1, #2, and #3 ([Plainville, Ct.]: L.J. Pepin, [2004?])
Scates, Eva Winnifred, The historic pageant of Fort Fairfield and the Aroostook Valley (Review Press, 1916)
Titcomb, Gilbert M., comp., "Records of Marriages Solemnized by the Hon. William Small, 1864-1891," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vols. 111 (Boston, Mass.: The Society, 1957)
Zapatka, Linda J., The Fort Fairfield review ([Plainfield, CT?] : L.J. Zapatka, [200-?]-)
Zapatka, Linda J., comp., Vital records of Fort Fairfield, Maine (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 2007)
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