Places

1855

1895 Rand McNally Atlas

1895 Rand McNally Atlas

 

Populated Places

Towns in Lincoln County from 1761 until present time.

Alna (formerly New Milford inc 1794 - from Pownalboro)(Incorporated Feb 28, 1811)

Athens

Bar Island Tract of wild land

Bath

Boothbay (formerly (1630) as Cape Newagen, then Townsend, Incorporated as Boothbay 3 Nov 1764

Boothbay Harbor (formerly part of Cape Newagen, Townsend and Boothbay; Incorporated 16 Feb 1889 as Boothbay Harbor)

Bremen (settled 1735, once part of Bristol, ME; Incorporated 19 Feb 1828) History

Bristol (belonged to Pemaquid Patent- Walpole, Herrington & Pemiquid, settled 1625, Incorporated 18 Jun 1765) History

Buxton (formerly Buckstown, Bucksport, set off to Hancock County in 1789)

Cape Newagen (see Boothbay)

Capitol Island (see Boothbay Harbor)

Chamberlain (see Bristol)

DamarisCountytta (settled ca 1640, 1st part of Nobleboro & Bristol, separated & Incorporated 26 Jul 1847)

Dresden (settled in 1752 by French Protestants, with Alna, Wiscasset) It was originally named Frankfort. & Perkins, formed ancient Pownalborough (a Boston Govoner) Incorporated 13 Feb 1760) Formed as Dresden in 1794.

EdgeCountymb (settled 1774, 1st as Freetown & Incorporated 5 Mar 1774 as EdgeCountymb & included Westport until 1828)

Frankfort Plantation See Pownalborough

Friendship (now part of Knox County.)

Georgetown (included Bath, Me until 1781; was set off to SaCounty

Greene (was set off to Kennebec County & then in 1854 set off to AndrosCoggin County)

Hibbert's Gore Tract of wild land

Isle of Springs (see Boothbay Harbor)

Indian Island Tract of wild land

Jefferson Part of Ballstown Plantation (settled in 1770, formerly part of old Ballstown, inc 24 Feb 1807 as Jefferson)

Jonesboro (now in Washington County)

Leeds (see also Wayne; (set off to Kennebec County and in 1854 set off to AndrosCoggin County)

Lewiston (Set off to AndrosCoggin County in 1854)

Livermore (now part of Leeds; part of Livermore was in Cumberland County & part was in Lincoln County but in 1805 all of Livermore was set off to Oxford County)

Marsh Island Tract of wild land

Monhegan Plantation Island (Isle St George in 1605)

Montville (now part of Waldo County)

MusCountyngus Island Tract of wild land

Newcastle part of Sheeps County Plantation (Incorporated 19 June 1753)

New Gloucester (was in Cumberland County was a half shiretown of Cumberland County)

New Milford (Incorporated 25 June 1794) now see Alna

Nobleboro Formerly known as Walpole from Walpole Plantation (inc 20 Nov 1788) Pemaquid Point Shipwreck - Gabriel'

Norway (formerly Cumberland County, and now in Oxford County)

Paris (formerly Cumberland County and now in Oxford County)

PejepsCot Claim (the land east of the AndrosCoggin River to the Greene town line was in Lincoln County)

Phippsburg (now in Sagadahoc County)

Pittston (now in Kennebec County)

Pownalboro - Originally Frankfort Plantation (Inc. 1760 See Dresden, Alna & Wiscasset)

Rockland (now in Knox County)

Sandwich (now Wayne)

Sandy River (now in Franklin County)

Somerville Plantation (formerly Patricktown Plantation. Incorporated 25 Mar 1858 reorg as plt 14 Mar 1938 & the reorg as town 16 Mar 1974)

South Bristol (formerly part of Bristol, inc 1 Jul 1915)

Southport (Inc as Townsend 12 Feb 1842 - changed name to Southport 12 June 1850)

Squirrel Island (see Southport)

Townsend see Boothbay & Southport (Inc 12 Feb 1842 - ceased due to name change to Southport on 12 June 1850)

Trevett (see Boothbay)

Turner (was partly in Lincoln County, then in Oxford & Cumberland, & now in AndrosCoggin County)

Waldenborough Broadbay Plantation(settled 1748 by German immigrants, Inc 29 June 1773)

Walpole (see South Bristol)

Warren (now in Knox County)

Wayne (formerly Sandwich, ME)

Westport (formerly called Jeremisquam, once part of EdgeCountymb Incorporated 5 Feb 1828)

Whitefield Ballstown Plantation (settled abt 1770. western part of old Ballstown until Incorporated 19 Jun 1809)

Wiscasset (with Dresden, Alna & Swan Island, the ancient Pownalboro' name was changed to Wiscasset on 10 Jun 1802)

 

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