Carrabassett Valley, Franklin County
County · Organized (T3 R2 WBKP) · Incorporated · Previous Designations (T3 R2 WBKP) · Previous Designations (T4 R2 WBKP) · Boundary Changes · Villages, Locations and Settlements · Adjacent Towns and Townships · Maps · Census Records · Military Records · General Resources
County
Franklin County (set off from Lincoln County to Kennebec County in 1799, to Somerset County in 1809, to Franklin County in 1838)
Organized (T3 R2 WBKP)
1855 as Jerusalem Plantation for election purposes; organized in 1858 and 1881
Incorporated
1971 from Jerusalem Township (T3 R2 WBKP)
Previous Designations (T3 R2 WBKP)
Township No. 3, Second Range Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, West of Kennebec River (T3 R2 BKP WKR); Jerusalem; Treadwell
Previous Designations (T4 R2 WBKP)
Township No. 4, Second Range Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, West of Kennebec River (T4 R2 BKP WKR); Sugarloaf; Crockertown
Boundary Changes
Sugarloaf Township (T4 R2 WBKP) was annexed in 1975
Villages, Locations and Settlements
Bigelow, Black Dam (former railroad station in Jerusalem), Carrabassett, Hammond Field (former railroad station in Jerusalem), Records, Riverside Cottage (former railroad station in Jerusalem), Spring Farm (former railroad station in Jerusalem)
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Coplin Plantation, Dead River Township, Highland Plantation, Kingfield, Mount Abram Township, Redington Township, Wyman Township
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Carrabassett Valley
Census Records
1837 Maine Surplus Revenue Census
Military Records
World War I Soldiers Index: Jerusalem
General Resources
Official Website: Town of Carrabassett Valley
Maine Memory Network: Carrabasset Valley
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