Maine Places

Resource Guide

Cooper, Washington County

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County

Washington County (set off from Lincoln County in 1789)


Incorporated

1822 from Plantation No. 15 ED BPP


Previous Designations

Township No. 15 Eastern Division, Bingham's Penobscot Purchase (T15 ED BPP)


Boundary Changes

Land was set off to Alexander in 1838

Land was set off to form Meddybemps in 1841


Villages, Locations and Settlements

Cedar (former post office), Cooper, Grove


Adjacent Towns and Townships

Alexander, Charlotte, Crawford, Meddybemps, Number 14 Township, T19 ED BPP


Maps

Maine Historical Maps: Cooper


Vital Records

Marriages in Cooper, 1822-1827


Military Records

World War I Soldiers Index: Cooper


General Resources

FamilySearch Catalog: Cooper, Washington, Maine

Official Website: Town of Cooper

Maine Memory Network: Cooper


Bibliography

Bowman, John Elliott, comp., "Marriages at Cooper, Me. [1822-1827]," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 85 (Boston, Mass.: The Society, 1931)

Moody, George R., comp., Directory of Alexander, Meddybemps and part of Cooper (Maine: s.n., 1896])

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