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Lincoln County Maine Genealogy

County Seat: Wiscasset


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History

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine, its seat is Wiscasset. The county was founded in 1760 by the Massachusetts General Court from a portion of York County, Massachusetts and named after the English city Lincoln, the birthplace of Massachusetts Bay Provincial Governor Thomas Pownall.

At its founding, Lincoln County accounted for three-fifths of the state's land, and stretched east to Nova Scotia. Thirteen counties were cut out of this land including Sagadahoc County to the west and a portion of Kennebec County to the north.


Communities

Towns: Alna, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Dresden, Edgecomb, Jefferson, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Somerville, South Bristol, Southport, Waldoboro, Westport Island, Whitefield, Wiscasset.

Plantations: Monhegan.

Unorganized Territories: Hibberts Gore, Louds Island.

Census-designated places: Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Newcastle, Waldoboro, Wiscasset.


Lincoln County Genealogy Records

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