Headnote
HANCOCK COUNTY, situated in the southeasterly part of Maine, on the Atlantic ocean, with Penobscot river and bay on the west. Area, 1,850 square miles. Seat of justice, Castine. Pop. in 1810, 30,031; in 1820, 31,290; in 1830, 24,347; in 1840, 28,605; in 1850, 34,372. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Maine

Hancock County, Maine (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HANCOCK COUNTY, situated in the southeasterly part of Maine, on the Atlantic ocean, with Penobscot river and bay on the west. Area, 1,850 square miles. Seat of justice, Castine. Pop. in 1810, 30,031; in 1820, 31,290; in 1830, 24,347; in 1840, 28,605; in 1850, 34,372.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 148.
Name Type
Blue Hill, ME City or Town
Bucksport Centre, ME City or Town
Castine, ME City or Town
Ellsworth, ME City or Town
Trenton, ME City or Town
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