County

Cumberland County (set off from York County in 1760)

 Incorporated

1683

 Previous Designations

Wescustogo; Casco Bay

 Boundary Changes

Adjacent unincorporated land was annexed in 1734

Mere Point was set off to Brunswick in 1739, and Merriconeag Neck in 1741

Small Point (now part of Phippsburg) was set off to Georgetown in 1741

Land was set off to form Freeport in 1789, Cumberland in 1821, and Yarmouth in 1849

Land was set off to form Pownal in 1813, and part of that town was annexed in 1816

 Villages, Locations and Settlements

Crockett Corner, Crockett's Corner (former post office), Dunns Corner, Mill Road (former railroad station), North Yarmouth, Walnut Hill

 Adjacent Towns and Townships

Cumberland, Gray, New Gloucester, Pownal, Yarmouth

 Maps

Proprietors' Map of North Yarmouth, 1741

Historical USGS Maps of North Yarmouth, Maine

 Church Records

Pastors of Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth

 Military Records

North Yarmouth and Cumberland Militia Rolls, 1820

World War I Soldiers Index: North Yarmouth

 Vital Records

Marriages by Rev. Zabdiel Bradford of North Yarmouth, 1837-1844

North Yarmouth Deaths, 1730-1749

North Yarmouth Deaths, 1736-1762

North Yarmouth Intentions and Marriages, 1730-1761

 Miscellaneous Resources

Selectmen of Old North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, 1733-1936

North Yarmouth Scholars, 1847-48

 General Resources

FamilySearch Catalog: North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine

Official Website: Town of North Yarmouth

Maine Memory Network: North Yarmouth

 Bibliography

______, Old Times [later The Westcustogo Chronicle]: devoted to the publication of documents relating to the early history of North Yarmouth, Maine, including Harpswell, Freeport, Cumberland, and Yarmouth, all offshoots of the old town: also genealogical records of the principal families in each town (vols. 1-2) (Yarmouthville, Me.: A.W. Corliss, 1877-78)

______, Old Times [later The Westcustogo Chronicle]: devoted to the publication of documents relating to the early history of North Yarmouth, Maine, including Harpswell, Freeport, Cumberland, and Yarmouth, all offshoots of the old town: also genealogical records of the principal families in each town (vols. 3-4) (Yarmouthville, Me.: A.W. Corliss, 1879-80)

______, Old Times [later The Westcustogo Chronicle]: devoted to the publication of documents relating to the early history of North Yarmouth, Maine, including Harpswell, Freeport, Cumberland, and Yarmouth, all offshoots of the old town: also genealogical records of the principal families in each town (vols. 5-8) (Yarmouthville, Me.: A.W. Corliss, 1881-85)

______, East suburban directory: for Falmouth, Cumberland, Chebeague Island, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Freeport, 1906-7 (Portland, Me.: Clark-Delano Co., 1906)

______, Portland Suburban Directory, 1925-26: Including the towns of Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Falmouth, Freeport, Gray, New Gloucester, North Yarmouth, Pownal, Scarborough, Yarmouth (Portland, Me.: Crowley & Lunt, 1925)

______, Portland Suburban Directory, 1942-43: Including the towns of Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Falmouth, Freeport, Gray, North Yarmouth, Pownal, Scarborough, Yarmouth (Portland, Me.: Crowley & Lunt, 1942)

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