Map of Washington County, Maine 1861

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1 Map of Washington County, Maine 1861 ADDISON ALEXANDER BAILEYVILLE BARING BEDDINGTON CALAIS CENTREVILLE CHARLOTTE CHERRYFIELD COLUMBIA COOPER CRAWFORD To find your town, click on the name in the list below CUTLER DEBLOIS DENNYSVILLE EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON EAST MACHIAS EASTPORT EDMUNDS HARRINGTON HINKLEY INDIAN TOWNSHIP JONESBORO JONESPORT LUBEC MACHIAS MACHIAS PORT MARION MARSHFIELD MEDDYBEMPS MILLBRIDGE NORTH WASHINGTON NORTHFIELD PEMBROKE NORTHERN PORTIONS A complete copy of the 1861 county wall map showing the names and locations of 1000s of houses, businesses, churches and schools. Edition of 2011 Old Maps PO Box 54 West Chesterfield NH PERRY PRINCETON ROBBINSTON STEUBEN TALMADGE TRESCOTT TOPSFIELD WAITE WESLEY WHITING WHITNEYVILLE Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

2 Modern Town Outline Map Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

3 1861 Map of Washington County The original map is a large wall map measuring 62 x 62. The wall map has been taken apart for this edition by dividing it into separate images, thus making it easy to use this map for the first time. Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

4 An Historical Sketch of The Map The 1861 Map of Washington County is an important historical document. The map pinpoints the names and locations of every residence, workplace, church and school in the county. It was the first such map for most of these towns. This map is one of several Maine county maps created in the mid 1800s - a period of extraordinary map-making in America. The publisher of this map, Henry F. Walling, was an accomplished mapmaker who had earlier produced similar maps of several other Maine counties, as well as maps of Vermont and Massachusetts. Few details of this map s origins are known, but we do know the general methods used for these projects. Roads were measured with a wheel odometer, similar to the wheelbarrow-like device pictured here, or one drawn by horse and buggy. The surveyor would ask the names of farmstead owners as he passed by, and would surely add a brief sales pitch for the new map... after all, the map would carry the name of the resident, engraved upon it. The original road surveys for this privately-produced map were the most comprehensive yet made. This map served as the basis of mapping for decades afterwards. Publication was announced in local newspapers, and local offices were set up where advance orders for the new map could be taken. A typical mid-1850s price was five dollars per copy. Prominent citizens allowed their names to be used in the map s advertisements, testifying to the merits of the map, and no doubt assuring it of financial success. Pictures of the homes of prominent citizens were added for a fee. The map was printed on four separate sheets which were assembled and glued together onto a cloth backing. Each copy was then hand-colored in several different hues, varnished, and mounted on wooden rollers. Note on Map Size This publication was prepared for use as a computer-based PDF file, formatted as an 11 x 14 booklet. The formatting and sizes of some maps have been adjusted to make the town and village maps easily readable, and on one page if possible. For this reason some maps are presented at different scales. Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

5 Table of Contents Modern Town Outline Map 1861 Map of Washington County Historical Sketch Table of Contents ADDISON Addison Point & Indian River ALEXANDER BAILEYVILLE BARING Baring BEDDINGTON CALAIS Calais Calais Academy & Normal School CENTREVILLE CHARLOTTE CHERRYFIELD Cherryfield COLUMBIA Columbia COOPER CRAWFORD CUTLER Cutler DEBLOIS DENNYSVILLE Dennysville EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON EAST MACHIAS East Machias Washington Academy EASTPORT EastPort EDMUNDS HARRINGTON Harrington HINKLEY INDIAN TOWNSHIP JONESBORO Jonesboro JONESPORT Jonesport LUBEC Lubec MACHIAS Machias Washington County Jail, Libby Hall Congregational Church, County Court House MACHIAS PORT Machias Port MARION MARSHFIELD MEDDYBEMPS Meddybemps MILLBRIDGE Millbridge NORTHFIELD PEMBROKE Pembroke PERRY Perry PRINCETON Princeton ROBBINSTON Mill Cove & Robbinston STEUBEN Steuben TALMADGE TRESCOTT TOPSFIELD WAITE WESLEY WHITING Whiting WHITNEYVILLE Whitneyville NORTH WASHINGTON Northern Portion of Washington County Statistics Population of Washington County, 1860 Table of Distances Map of Washington County Town names listed in all capital letters. Village names listed in upper and lower case letters. Modern names are in parentheses where they differ from the 1861 names. Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

6 ADDISON 6 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

7 Addison Point & Indian River Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

8 ALEXANDER 8 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

9 BAILEYVILLE Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

10 BARING 10 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

11 Baring Village Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

12 BEDDINGTON 12 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

13 CALAIS Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

14 Calais Village 14 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

15 Calais Village Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

16 Calais Academy & Normal School 16 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

17 CENTREVILLE Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

18 CHARLOTTE 18 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

19 CHERRYFIELD Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

20 Cherryfield Village 20 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

21 COLUMBIA Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

22 Columbia Village 22 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

23 COOPER Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

24 CRAWFORD 24 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

25 CUTLER Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

26 Cutler Village 26 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

27 DEBLOIS Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

28 DENNYSVILLE 28 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

29 Dennysville Village Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

30 EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON 30 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

31 EAST MACHIAS Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

32 East Machias Village 32 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

33 Washington Academy Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

34 EASTPORT 34 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

35 Eastport Village Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

36 EDMUNDS 36 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

37 HARRINGTON Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

38 Harrington Village 38 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

39 HINKLEY Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

40 INDIAN TOWNSHIP 40 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

41 JONESBORO Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

42 Jonesboro Village 42 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

43 JONESPORT Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

44 Jonesport Village 44 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

45 LUBEC Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

46 Lubec Village 46 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

47 MACHIAS Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

48 Machias Village 48 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

49 Washington County Jail Libby Hall Congregational Church Washington County Court House Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

50 MACHIAS PORT 50 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

51 Machias Port Village Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

52 MARION 52 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

53 MARSHFIELD Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

54 MEDDYBEMPS 54 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

55 Meddybemps Village Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

56 MILLBRIDGE 56 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

57 Millbridge Village Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

58 NORTHFIELD 58 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

59 PEMBROKE Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

60 Pembroke Village 60 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

61 PERRY Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

62 Perry Village 62 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

63 PRINCETON Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

64 Princeton Village 64 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

65 ROBBINSTON Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

66 Mill Cove & Robbinston Village 66 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

67 STEUBEN Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

68 Steuben Village 68 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

69 TALMADGE Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

70 TRESCOTT 70 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

71 TOPSFIELD Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

72 WAITE 72 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

73 WESLEY Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

74 WHITING 74 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

75 Whiting Village Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

76 WHITNEYVILLE 76 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

77 Whitneyville Village Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

78 STATISTICS 78 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

79 NORTH WASHINGTON Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

80 Northern Portions of Washington County CODYVILLE, DANFORTHS, TALMADGE, TOPSFIELD, & WAITE 80 Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

81 1861 Map of Washington County Topographical Map of the County of Washington, Maine Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH