Somerset County, ME

Headnote
SOMERSET COUNTY, situated on the northwest boundary of Maine, and traversed by Kennebec river, with Moosehead or Umbagog lake on the east. Area, 3,600 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and mountainous. Seat of justice, Norridgewock. Pop. in 1810, 12,910; in 1820, 21,787; in 1830, 33,787; in 1840, 33,912; in 1850, 35,581. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Maine

Somerset County, Maine (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SOMERSET COUNTY, situated on the northwest boundary of Maine, and traversed by Kennebec river, with Moosehead or Umbagog lake on the east. Area, 3,600 square miles. Face of the country, hilly and mountainous. Seat of justice, Norridgewock. Pop. in 1810, 12,910; in 1820, 21,787; in 1830, 33,787; in 1840, 33,912; in 1850, 35,581.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 334.
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Bloomfield, ME City or Town
Detroit, ME City or Town
Skowhegan, ME City or Town
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