Shirley, Piscataquis County
County · Incorporated · Previous Designations · Boundary Changes · Villages, Locations and Settlements · Adjacent Towns and Townships · Maps · Military Records · General Resources · Bibliography
County
Piscataquis County (set off from Lincoln County to Kennebec County in 1799, to Somerset County in 1809, to Piscataquis County in 1838)
Incorporated
1834
Previous Designations
Township No. 3, Fourth Range Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, East of Kennebec River (T3 R4 BKP EKR); Fullerstown
Boundary Changes
Part of the former town of Wilson (incorporated in 1836 from T9 R9 NWP, once called "Fullerstown") was annexed in 1848
Villages, Locations and Settlements
High Cut (former railroad station), Lower Shirley Corner, Quarry (former railroad station), Shirley Mills, True's Mills (former post office), Upper Shirley Corner, Webster (former railroad station)
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Blanchard Township, East Moxie Township, Elliottsville Township, Greenville, Little Moose Township, Monson
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Shirley
Military Records
World War I Soldiers Index: Shirley
General Resources
FamilySearch Catalog: Shirley, Piscataquis, Maine
Official Website: Town of Shirley
Bibliography
______, Shirley United Methodist Church: History and Memories, 1905-1997 (Greenville, Me.: Moosehead Communications, c1997)
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