Adamstown
Township - previous designation:
4R2, WBKP, Adams.
Albany -
Settled 1784. Unincorported. Previous
designations: No. 5; Oxford, Oxford
Plantation; Plantation of Oxford.
Requested incorporation as Oxford in
January of 1803. Incorporated June 20,
1803. Part set off to Waterford in 1811.
The act of incorporation was repealed on
October 29, 1937. The organization
surrendered on November 20, 1937.
Principle settlement: Hunts Corner.
Andover
- Settled 1789. Incorporated 23 June 1804
as East Andover. Previous designation:
East Andover. Name changed to Andover on
June 13, 1820. Notes on Andover.
According to Andover: The First 175 Years
(1979), the town of Andover was not
settled until 1789.
Bethel -
Settled 1774. Incorporated 10 June 1796.
Previous designation: Sudbury Canada. Part
set off to help form Hanover on February
14, 1843.
Brownfield
- Settled 1765. Incorporated 20 February
1802. Previous designation: Brownsfield.
Part set off to Fryeburg on February
20,1807; part of Porter annexed February
20, 1807; part set off to Denmark on March
2, 1821; parts of Porter annexed February
19, 1831 and on Febraury 11, 1832. Part
set off to Hiram April 23, 1852; part of
Porter annexed March 17, 1855; and part
set off to Denmark March 13, 1907.
Principle settlements: Brownfield, West
Brownfield, and Brownfield Station.
Buckfield
- Settled 1776. Incorporated 16 March
1793. Previous designations: No. 5;
Bucktown. Part set off to Paris on
February 19, 1828. Part of Sumner annexed
March 12, 1856. Part of Hartford annexed
March 25, 1856.
Byron -
Incorporated 24 January 1833. Previous
designations: 8 AP; Skillertown.
Canton -
Settled 1792. Set off from Jay and
incorporated 5 February 1821. (Previous
designation for Jay: Phipps Canada.) Parts
set off to Jay on January 27, 1823,
February 3, 1824, February 28, 1824, and
on March 4, 1831. Parts of Hartford
annexed February 25, 1839 and on August 8,
1850. Part set off to Peru April 2, 1859.
Denmark
- Incorporated 20 February 1807.
(Settled?) See Brownfield for previous
designation. Formed from Fryeburg Academy
Grant, Fosters Gore, and part of
Brownfield. Part of Fryeburg annexed in
1813. Part of Brownfiled annexed March 2,
1821. Part set off to Sebago on March 12,
1830. Parts set off to Bridgton on March
7, 1842 and on August 2, 1847
Dixfield
- Settled 1795. Incorporated 21 June 1803.
Previous designations: No. 1; Holman
Grant. Part of 4 AP annexed February 6,
1822 and set off February 1, 1827.
Fryeburg
- Settled 1762. Incorporated 11 January
1777. Previous designations: Pequawket;
Pequaket; Piggwackett; Pegwacket; Frye
Tract. Part set of to New Hampshire in
1766. Part of Brownfield annexed in 1802.
Part set off to Denmark 1813. Part set off
to Bridgton on August 2, 1847.
Gilead -
Settled 1780. Incorporated 23 June 1804.
Previous designation: Peabodys (or
Peabody's) Patent.
Grafton
- Settled 1830. Organized 1840. "Wild
land" township. Previous designations: A
No. 2; Holmes. Part set off to Newry March
29, 1837. Boundary between Andover West
Surplus and Grafton established Feb. 22,
1842. Incorporated March 19, 1852 the
387th town. Incorporation repealed Feb.
27, 1919
Greenwood
- Settled 1802. Incorporated 2 February
1816. Previous designations: No. 4;
Phillips Academy and Dummer Academy
Grants. Part set off to Woodstock on
February 17, 1893. Principle settlement:
Locke Mills.
Hanover
- Settled 1774. Incorporated 14 February
1843. Previous designation: Howards (or
Howard's ) Gore (see Bethel). Formed from
Howards Gore and part of Bethel. Part set
off to Bethel on July 31, 1849.
Hartford
- Settled 1783. Incorporated 13 June 1798.
Previous designations: East Butterfield
plus East Butterfield Slip. Part of Pl.1
annexed 1807. Part of Chandlers Gore
annexed March 11, 1834. Parts set off to
Canton on February 24, 1838, February 25,
1839, and on August 8, 1850. Parts set off
to Buckfield on March 25, 1856 and on
March 11, 1862.
Hebron -
Settled 1774. Incorporated 6 March 1792.
Bounds established in 1804. Previous
designations: Bog Brook; Sheppardsfield;
Sheppardstown; Phillips Gore. Part of
Paris annexed 1818. Part set off to form
Oxford February 27, 1829.
Hiram -
Settled 1774. Constituted a district
February 1807. Incorporated 14 June 1814.
Parts of Baldwin annexed February 28, 1821
and March 7, 1844. Part of Brownfield
annexed April 23, 1852.
Lincoln
Plantation - Previous designation:
5R2, WBKP. Principle settlement: Wilsons
Mills.
Lovell -
Settled 1777. Incorporated 15 November
1800. Previous designation: New Suncook.
Part set off to form Sweden Feb. 26, 1813.
Principle settlements: Lovell, Center
Lovell and North Lovell.
Magalloway
Plantation - organized for
election purposes in 1860 but formally
organized for general purposes on March 5,
1883 with legislative confirmation passed
in 1991. Named for the Malecite Indian
word for caribou, the plantation was
created from the township T5 R1 WBKP. The
93-foot Bennett Covered Bridge was built
in 1901 and spans the Magalloway River
near Wilson Mills. It has been closed to
traffic since 1985. Located on the New
Hampshire border, it fronts on Umagog Lake
and Lower Richardson Lake and is served by
Maine Route 16 in the remote northwest
portion of the state.
Mexico -
Settled 1780. Incorporated 13 February
1843. Previous designations: No. 1;
Holmanstown; Dixtown. Part of Roxbury
annexed on March 28, 1857. Principle
settlements: Mexico, Ridlonville.
Newry -
Settled 1781. Incorporated 15 June 1805.
Previous designations: A No. 3; Sunday
River Plantation; Bostwick. Parts of
Andover West Surplus and Grafton annexed
March 29, 1837. Boundary between Andover
West Surplus and Newry established
February 22, 1842; boundary between
Grafton and Newry established same date.
Norway -
Settled 1781. Incorporated 9 March 1797.
Previous designation: Rustfield. Formed
from Rustfield, Rusts Gore, Lee Grant,
Cummings Gore, Kent Gore, and part of
Waterford plantation. Phillips Gore
annexed on February 5, 1821. Part of Paris
annexed on March 18, 1859. Part set off to
Paris on March 2, 1861.
Otisfield
- Settled 1776. Incorporated 19 February
1798. Part of Cumberland County till 1978.
Part set off to form part of Harrison in
1805. Part of Thompson Pond Pl. annexed
March 8, 1830. Part set off to Oxford on
March 17,1830. Part set off to form part
of Naples on March 4, 1834. Part set off
to Naples July 27, 1848. Part of Poland
annexed March 20, 1858.
Oxford -
Settled 1774. Set off from Hebron and
incorporated 27 February 1829. See Hebron
for previous designations. Part of
Otisfield annexed March 17, 1830. Part of
Paris annexed March 8, 1838. Principle
settlements: Oxford and Welchville.
Paris -
Settled 1779. Set off from Hebron and
incorported 20 June 1793. Previous
designation: No. 4. Part set off to Hebron
in 1817. Part of Woodstock annexed
February 10, 1825. Part of Buckfield
annexed February 19, 1928. Part set off to
Oxford on March 8, 1838. Part set off to
Woodstock on March 23, 1841. Part set off
to Norway March 18, 1859. Part of Norway
annexed March 2, 1861. Part of Woodstock
annexed on March 9, 1880. Principle
settlements: Paris Hill and South Paris.
Peru -
Incorporated 5 February 1821. (Settled?)
Previous designations: No. 1;
Partridgetown. Formed from Thompsons
Grant, Foxs Grant, Lunts Upper and Lower
Grants and organized March 23, 1812 as
Plantation No. 1. Part set off to Rumford
on February 8, 1825. Part of Canton
annexed April 2, 1859. Part of Franklin
annexed February 21, 1885. Part set off to
Rumford on February 21, 1895. Part of
Canton annexed April 12, 1895. Part of
Franklin annexed February 21, 1899.
Porter - Settled
1784. Incorporated 20 February 1807.
Previous designation: Porterfield. Parts
set off to Brownfield on February 20, 1807
(incorporation date), February 19, 1831,
February 11, 1832, and on March 17, 1855.
Principle settlements: Porter and Kezar
Falls.
Roxbury
- Incorporated 17 March 1835. (Settled?)
Previous designation: 7 AP. Part set off
to Mexico on March 28, 1857. Principle
settlements: Roxbury and Frye.
Rumford
- Settled 1777. Incorporated 21 February
1800. Previous designation(s): New
Pennacook/Pennycook/Pennecook Part of Peru
annexed February 21, 1895. Part of
Franklin Plantation annexed February 21,
1899. Principle settlements: Rumford,
Rumford Falls, Rumford Center, Rumford
Point, Rumford Corner, Virginia, and Smith
Crossing. [HISTORY]
Stoneham
- Incorporated 31 January 1834. (Settled?)
Set off from Fryeburg Academy Grant and
Batchelders Grant. Name changed to Usher,
February 19, 1841. Name changed to
Stoneham, March 11, 1843.
Stow -
Settled 1770. Incorporated January 28,
1833. Formed from Fryeburg addition,
Eastmans Grant and Bradley's Grant.
Sumner -
Settled 1783. Incorported 13 June 1798.
Previous designations: West Butterfield
plus West Butterfield Slip. Part of
Plantation 2 annexed March 20, 1838. Part
of Franklin annexed February 22, 1844.
Part set off to Buckfield on March 12,
1856. Part of Franklin annexed February
12, 1863.
Sweden - Settled
1784. Set off from Lovell and incorporated
26 February 1813. Previous designation:
See Lovell.
Upton -
Incorporated 9 February 1860. (Settled?)
Previous designation: Letter B.
Waterford
- Settled 1775. Incorporated 2 March 1797.
Previous designation: Old No. 5. Part of
Albany annexed in 1811.
West Paris
- Settled 1790's. Incorporated 28 August
1957. Set off from Paris. Previous
designation: See Paris. Principle
settlements: West Paris, North Paris, Trap
Corner.
Woodstock
- Settled 1793. Incorporated 7 February
1815. Previous designations: No. 3; Gorham
Academy Grant plus Little Grant and Dummer
Academy Grant. Part set off to Paris on
February 10, 1825. Part of Paris annexed
March 23, 1841. Part of Milton annexed
March 24, 1853. Hamlins Grant annexed on
February 13, 1873. Part set off to Paris
on March 9, 1880. Part of Greenwood
annexed on February 17, 1893. Principle
settlements: Bryant Pond, North Woodstock,
South Woodstock.
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