Welcome to
Frankfort, Waldo County, Maine Genealogy and History
A town site of the Waldo County, MaineUSGenWeb Project
Welcome to the Town of Frankfort. Frankfort is the
parent town of several neighboring towns. Frankfort, originally designated as
Marsh Bay, was first settled in 1760 and was incorporated June 25, 1799 as the
70th town of Maine. Part was set off to form
Prospect and part
to form Hampden Feb. 24, 1794; Part set off to Hampden in 1816; Part set off to
Swanville Feb. 21, 1832; Part set off to form part of Searsport Feb. 13, 1845;
Part set off to form
Winterport Mar.
12, 1860; Part set off to Monroe Feb. 21, 1863; Part set off to
Winterport Feb.
18, 1867.
Description obtained from "The Length and Breadth of Maine" by Stanley Bearce Attwood.
Major bodies of water include Penobscot River, Marsh River, Marsh
Stream and Swan Lake.
Frankfort is bounded North by
Winterport
; East by Penobscot River
; South by
Prospect
and
Searsport
; West by
Swanville
and
Monroe.
The Frankfort USgenweb page was formerly hosted by Paul Emerson and his site may
be viewed at
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