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Sagadahoc County is located in the midcoast region of Maine. It is made up of twelve communities totaling 250 square miles, with a population of approximately 33,525. The county is rich in Maine history. Bath, the county's only city, is world famous for its shipbuilding and home to Maine's largest employer, Bath Iron Works, Inc. and a close neighbor to the nationally-known Bowdoin College. Phippsburg and Georgetown date back to the early 1600s and may very well be Maine's best kept secrets of paradise, stretching down a long peninsula not far from Portland. Bowdoinham, Richmond, and Topsham are growing communities because of their competent work force. Sagadahoc County is a popular area for tourists, offering phenomenal coastline, a rich maritime heritage, quaint towns, antique shops, and much, much more. Sagadahoc became a county in 1854 and was originally part of Lincoln County. The name Sagadahoc is said to have come from the Sasanoa Indian Tribe and roughly translated means "mouth of big river," referring to the Kennebec River. Sagadahoc County was most likely named for the Sagadahoc expedition of the early 1600s, which included the Popham Colony at the point of what is now Phippsburg. The towns of Bath, West Bath, Phippsburg, Arrowsic, and Woolwich were originally part of Georgetown, each being set off at various times. Individuals conducting research in these towns may want to check the Georgetown records for extra measure. Records have also indicated that a portion of Woolwich was also part of the old town of Pownalborough; these records can be found in Dresden, Maine. |
| Town/ Address | Date Formed | Vital Records | Town Records | Host/Contact | |
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| Arrowsic P.O. Box 282 Old Stage Road Arrowsic 04530 | 1841 | 1741 | 1892* | Please Adopt Me! | |
| Bath 55 Front Street Bath 04530 | 1781 | 1757 | 1753* | Arlene L. Brown Ackermann | |
| Bowdoin RR2 Box 3822 Bowdoinham 04008 | 1788 | 1763 | 1788* | Carol LaRue | |
| Bowdoinham P.O. Box 85 Bowdoinham 04008 | 1762 | 1776 | 1900* | Please Adopt Me! | |
| Georgetown P.O. Box 436 Georgetown 04548 | 1716 | 1757 | 1757 | Please Adopt Me! | |
| Perkins Twp. | unincorp. | Please Adopt Me! | |||
| Phippsburg HCR 31 Box 25 Phippsburg 04562 | 1814 | 1825 | 1814 | Please Adopt Me! | |
| Richmond P.O. Box 159 Richmond 04357 | 1823 | 1782 | 1823* | Cheryl (Hodgins) Cunney Arlene L. Brown Ackermann | |
| Topsham 22 Elm Street Topsham 04086 | 1764 | 1892* | 1926* | Please Adopt Me! | |
| West Bath RR1 Box 420 West Bath 04530 | 1844 | 1845 | 1914* | Please Adopt Me! | |
| Woolwich P.O. Box 1660 Woolwich 04579 | 1759 | 1756 | 1760 | Please Adopt Me! |
* = Town Clerk's office
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