Chelsea, Kennebec County
County · Incorporated · Previous Designations · Boundary Changes · Villages, Locations and Settlements · Adjacent Towns and Townships · Maps · Cemeteries · Military Records · General Resources · Bibliography
County
Kennebec County (set off from Lincoln County in 1799)
Incorporated
1850 from part of Hallowell
Previous Designations
Part of the Plymouth Claim (Kennebec Purchase)
Boundary Changes
Land was set off to Pittston in 1855
Land was ceded for the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in 1867 and 1901
Villages, Locations and Settlements
Chelsea, Powers (former post office), Togus, Togus Spring (former post office)
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Augusta, Farmingdale, Hallowell, Pittston, Randolph, Whitefield
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Chelsea
Cemeteries
Togus National Cemetery (search for burials)
Togus National Cemetery Records
Military Records
World War I Soldiers Index: Chelsea
World War I Soldiers Index: National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
General Resources
FamilySearch Catalog: Chelsea, Kennebec, Maine
Official Website: Town of Chelsea
Bibliography
Mitchell, Harry Edward, et al., comp., The town register, 1903-4: Pittston, Chelsea, Randolph (Kent's Hill, Me.: H.E. Mitchell Pub. Co., 1904)
Taylor, Helen C., Chelsea, Maine History ([Chelsea, Me.]: H.C. Taylor, c1996)
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