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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Maine townships''' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Maine townships''' | ||
[[Image:{{BaxStPk}}]]A '''township''' in Maine is an unorganized (unincorporated) territory roughly the size of a town, but usually with a relatively | [[Image:{{BaxStPk}}]]A '''township''' in Maine is an unorganized (unincorporated) territory roughly the size of a town, but usually with a relatively low population. Populated coastal islands outside municipal borders are also usually included in the list of townships. Most services for townships are handled by the state government.<ref name="Muni">Municipalities (section) of "Maine" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine (accessed 27 February 2013).</ref><br><br> | ||
'''Fewer records. ''' No town meetings are held, and no town meeting minutes are kept in townships. It would be unusual for a township to have its own record-keeping official. The county registrar of deeds should have the township's land records. Nearby towns in the county also '''''may ''''' keep a few historical facts about people who live in neighboring townships. | '''Fewer records. ''' No town meetings are held, and no town meeting minutes are kept in townships. It would be unusual for a township to have its own record-keeping official. The county registrar of deeds should have the township's land records. Nearby towns in the county also '''''may ''''' keep a few historical facts about people who live in neighboring townships. | ||
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'''Township groups. ''' Some counties of Maine list their townships within larger geographic locations ''such as '' [[Washington County, Maine|East Central Washington]], [[Oxford County, Maine|North Oxford]], or [[Somerset County, Maine|Seboomook Lake]]. Moreover, in some counties, a few of the townships are split into two of the groupings (as shown on such counties' FamilySearch Wiki maps by a bright-green line). | '''Township groups. ''' Some counties of Maine list their townships within larger geographic locations ''such as '' [[Washington County, Maine|East Central Washington]], [[Oxford County, Maine|North Oxford]], or [[Somerset County, Maine|Seboomook Lake]]. Moreover, in some counties, a few of the townships are split into two of the groupings (as shown on such counties' FamilySearch Wiki maps by a bright-green line). | ||
'''Other unorganized territories. ''' In addition to being labelled a township, sometimes an unorganized territory of Maine may instead be called a gore, grant, island, patent, purchase, strip, surplus, territory, or tract. Such units are similar to a township in their | '''Other unorganized territories. ''' In addition to being labelled a township, sometimes an unorganized territory of Maine may instead be called a gore, grant, island, patent, purchase, strip, surplus, territory, or tract. Such units are similar to a township in their low population, lack of local-government, and lack of organized record-keeping. | ||
'''Plantations. ''' Nevertheless, in Maine [[Maine plantations|plantations]] are between towns and townships in their level of government organization. For examples of Maine plantations and their records, see [[Coplin Plantation, Maine|Coplin Plantation]], [[Matinicus, Maine|Matinicus]], or [[Monhegan, Maine|Monhegan]]. Look for Maine plantation records the same way you look for [[Maine Town Records|Maine town records]]. | '''Plantations. ''' Nevertheless, in Maine [[Maine plantations|plantations]] are between towns and townships in their level of government organization. For examples of Maine plantations and their records, see [[Coplin Plantation, Maine|Coplin Plantation]], [[Matinicus, Maine|Matinicus]], or [[Monhegan, Maine|Monhegan]]. Look for Maine plantation records the same way you look for [[Maine Town Records|Maine town records]]. | ||