Maine Places

Resource Guide

Prospect, Waldo County

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County

Waldo County (set off from Lincoln County to Hancock County in 1789, to Waldo County in 1827)


Incorporated

1794 from part of Frankfort


Boundary Changes

Land was set off to form Searsport in 1845

Land was set off to form Stockton (now Stockton Springs) in 1857


Villages, Locations and Settlements

Bowden Point, Brown Corner, Clark District, George Settlement, Mosquito Mountain (former railroad station), Prospect, Prospect Ferry, Spout Hill


Adjacent Towns and Townships

Bucksport, Frankfort, Searsport, Stockton Springs, Verona Island


Maps

Maine Historical Maps: Prospect


Vital Records

Prospect Publishments and Marriages, 1789-1818


Military Records

World War I Soldiers Index: Prospect


General Resources

FamilySearch Catalog: Prospect, Waldo, Maine

Official Website: Town of Prospect

Maine Memory Network: Prospect


Bibliography

Mitchell, Harry Edward, et al., comp., The town register Searsport, Stockton Springs, Prospect, 1907 (Brunswick, Me.: H.E. Mitchell, 1907)

Mosher, Elizabeth M., comp., Vital records of Prospect, Maine prior to 1892 (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, c1998)

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