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# [[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin County]]: formed in 1854 from parts of [[Cumberland County, Maine|Cumberland County]], [[Kennebec County, Maine|Kennebec County]], [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln County]], and [[Oxford County, Maine|Oxford County]]. County seat: [[Auburn, Maine|Auburn]]. |
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# [[Aroostook County, Maine|Aroostook County]]: formed in 1839 from parts of [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]], and [[Washington County, Maine|Washington County]]. County seat: [[Houlton, Maine|Houlton]]. |
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# [[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin County]] |
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# [[Cumberland County, Maine|Cumberland County]]: formed in 1761 as Cumberland County, Massachusetts from part of [[York County, Maine|York County]]. County seat: [[Portland, Maine|Portland]]. |
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# [[Aroostook County, Maine|Aroostook County]] |
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# [[Franklin County, Maine|Frankin County]]: formed in 1838 from parts of [[Kennebec County, Maine|Kennebec County]], [[Oxford County, Maine|Oxford County]], and [[Somerset County, Maine|Somerset County]]. County seat: [[Farmington, Maine|Farmington]]. |
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# [[Cumberland County, Maine|Cumberland County]] |
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# [[Hancock County, Maine|Hancock County]]: formed as Hancock County, Massachusetts in 1790 from part of [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln County]]. County seat: [[Ellsworth, Maine|Ellsworth]]. |
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# [[Franklin County, Maine|Frankin County]] |
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# [[Kennebec County, Maine|Kennebec County]]: formed as Kennebec County, Massachusetts in 1799 from part of [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln County]]. County seat: [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]]. |
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# [[Hancock County, Maine|Hancock County]] |
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# [[Knox County, Maine|Knox County]]: formed in 1860 from parts of [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln County]] and [[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo County]]. County seat: [[Rockland, Maine|Rockland]]. |
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# [[Kennebec County, Maine|Kennebec County]] |
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# [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln County]]: formed in 1760 from part of [[York County, Maine|York County]]. County seat: [[Wiscasset, Maine|Wiscassset]]. |
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# [[Knox County, Maine|Knox County]] |
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# [[Oxford County, Maine|Oxford County]]: formed in 1805 as Oxford County, Massachusetts from parts of [[Cumberland County, Maine|Cumberland County]] and [[York County, Maine|York County]]. County seat: [[Paris, Maine|Paris]]. |
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# [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln County]] |
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# [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]]: formed in 1816 as Penobscot County, Massachusetts from part of [[Hancock County, Maine|Hancock County]]. County seat: [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]]. |
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# [[Oxford County, Maine|Oxford County]] |
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# [[Piscataquis County, Maine|Piscataquis County]]: formed in 1838 from parts of [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]], and [[Somerset County, Maine|Somerset County]]. County seat: [[Dover-Foxcroft, Maine|Dover-Foxcroft]]. |
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# [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot County]] |
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# [[Sagadahoc County, Maine|Sagadahoc County]]: formed in 1860 from part of [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln County]]. County seat: [[Bath, Maine|Bath]]. |
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# [[Piscataquis County, Maine|Piscataquis County]] |
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# [[Somerset County, Maine|Somerset County]]: formed in 1809 as Somerset County, Massachusetts from parts of [[Kennebec County, Maine|Kennebec County]]. County seat: [[Skowhegan, Maine|Skowhegan]]. |
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# [[Sagadahoc County, Maine|Sagadahoc County]] |
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# [[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo County]]: formed in 1827 as from parts of [[Hancock County, Maine|Hancock County]], [[Kennebec County, Maine|Kennebec County]], and [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln County]]. County seat: [[Belfast, Maine|Belfast]]. |
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# [[Somerset County, Maine|Somerset County]] |
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# [[Washington County, Maine|Washington County]]: formed in 1790 as Washington County, Massachusetts from part of [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln County]]. County seat: [[Machias, Maine|Machias]]. |
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# [[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo County]] |
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# [[York County, Maine|York County]]: formed in 1652 as Yorkshire County, Massachusetts from the southern part of the District of Maine. Renamed York County by Massachusetts in 1668. County seat: [[Alfred, Maine|Alfred]]. |
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# [[Washington County, Maine|Washington County]] |
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# [[York County, Maine|York County]] |
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Revision as of 22:15, 11 October 2003
List of Maine counties:
- Androscoggin County: formed in 1854 from parts of Cumberland County, Kennebec County, Lincoln County, and Oxford County. County seat: Auburn.
- Aroostook County: formed in 1839 from parts of Penobscot County, and Washington County. County seat: Houlton.
- Cumberland County: formed in 1761 as Cumberland County, Massachusetts from part of York County. County seat: Portland.
- Frankin County: formed in 1838 from parts of Kennebec County, Oxford County, and Somerset County. County seat: Farmington.
- Hancock County: formed as Hancock County, Massachusetts in 1790 from part of Lincoln County. County seat: Ellsworth.
- Kennebec County: formed as Kennebec County, Massachusetts in 1799 from part of Lincoln County. County seat: Augusta.
- Knox County: formed in 1860 from parts of Lincoln County and Waldo County. County seat: Rockland.
- Lincoln County: formed in 1760 from part of York County. County seat: Wiscassset.
- Oxford County: formed in 1805 as Oxford County, Massachusetts from parts of Cumberland County and York County. County seat: Paris.
- Penobscot County: formed in 1816 as Penobscot County, Massachusetts from part of Hancock County. County seat: Bangor.
- Piscataquis County: formed in 1838 from parts of Penobscot County, and Somerset County. County seat: Dover-Foxcroft.
- Sagadahoc County: formed in 1860 from part of Lincoln County. County seat: Bath.
- Somerset County: formed in 1809 as Somerset County, Massachusetts from parts of Kennebec County. County seat: Skowhegan.
- Waldo County: formed in 1827 as from parts of Hancock County, Kennebec County, and Lincoln County. County seat: Belfast.
- Washington County: formed in 1790 as Washington County, Massachusetts from part of Lincoln County. County seat: Machias.
- York County: formed in 1652 as Yorkshire County, Massachusetts from the southern part of the District of Maine. Renamed York County by Massachusetts in 1668. County seat: Alfred.