County

Cumberland County (set off from York County in 1760)

 Incorporated

1764 from Gorhamtown Plantation

 Previous Designations

Narragansett Township No. 7; Gorhamtown

 Boundary Changes

Parts of Standish were annexed in 1831 and 1839

Part of Scarborough was annexed in 1864

 Villages, Locations and Settlements

Babb Corner, Dayton (later Great Falls, a former post office at North Gorham), Dog Corner, Fort Hill, Gag Corner, Gorham (Gorham Village), Little Falls, Mosher Corner (Moshers Corner), North Gorham, Shaw Mills (Shaws Mill), South Gorham (formerly Parkers Corners), West Gorham, White Rock, Winship Corner (Winship's Corner; a former village)

 Adjacent Towns and Townships

Buxton, Scarborough, Standish, Westbrook, Windham

 Maps

Historical USGS Maps of Gorham, Maine

Maps of Farmington Village, Gorham, Yarmouth and Bridgton, 1885

Gorham, Cumberland Co. (1894)

 Military Records

Capt. Wentworth Stuart's Company, 1775

Capt. Hart William's Company, 1775

Capt. Oliver Hunt's Company, Gorham, 1795

 Newspapers

Gorham Times

 Vital Records

Gorham Marriages, 1748-1803

Gorham Deaths, 1751-1895

 Miscellaneous Resources

Gorham Town Officers, 1764-1902

Gorham Landowners, 1799

 General Resources

FamilySearch Catalog: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine

Official Website: Town of Gorham

MEGenWeb Project: Gorham

Maine Memory Network: Gorham

 Bibliography

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______, Dedication of the Soldiers' Monument, at Gorham, Maine: Thursday, October 18th, 1866: addresses, poem, and other exercises (Portland Me.: Press of B. Thurston and Co., 1866)

______, Celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Gorham, Maine : May 26, 1886 (Portland, Me.: B. Thurston & Co., printers, 1886)

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