County

Lincoln County (set off from York County in 1760)

 Incorporated

1858 from Patricktown Plantation as the town of Somerville; incorporation repealed in 1937, and organization surrendered in 1938

 Organized

1938 as Somerville Plantation for election purposes

 Reincorporated

1974 as the town of Somerville

 Previous Designations

Part of the Plymouth Claim (Kennebec Purchase); Patricktown; Patrick's Town

 Boundary Changes

Land was set off to Jefferson in 1829

 Villages, Locations and Settlements

East Milburne (former post office), Jones Corner, Sandhill Corner (Sand Hill Corner), Somerville, South Somerville

 Adjacent Towns and Townships

Hibberts Gore, Jefferson, Palermo, Washington, Windsor

 Maps

Historical USGS Maps of Somerville, Maine

 Vital Records

Somerville Vital Records, 1921-22

 Military Records

World War I Soldiers Index: Somerville

 General Resources

FamilySearch Catalog: Somerville, Lincoln, Maine

Maine Memory Network: Somerville

 Bibliography

______, Then & now: Patricktown/Somerville (Somerville, Me.: Somerville Historical Society, 1998)