Welcome to Poland

Androscoggin County

Maine

The West Poland Freewill Baptist Church on Megquier Hill, with the Highland Cemetery at the right. Sprague Keene helped construct this first house of worship on the hill. This building has been called "The Keene Church". In the cemetery are the graves of many Keenes.

Local Government

Local Businesses

Poland Churches:

Poland Baptist Church

Poland Community Church

Mechanic Falls Congregational Church

West Poland Community Church history 

The All Souls Chapel

The Poland Congregational Society history

Empire Methodist Church

Local Newspaper:

The Advertiser-Democrat, a local Poland Newspaper Online

The New Gloucester News Online

The Oracle Newspaper March 14, 1900 Part 1

The Oracle Newspaper March 14, 1900 the Election

The Oracle Newspaper March 14, 1900 East Poland and Empire Doings

The Oracle Newspaper March 14, 1900 about Town

The Oracle Newspaper March 14, 1900 Edes Falls, West Minot, Rumford Falls, Baldwin & Casco

The Oracle Newspaper March 14, 1900 Mechanic Falls, & West Poland Doings

The Oracle Newspaper March 14, 1900 Oxford & Minot Doings

Schools:

Poland High School and Bruce M Whittier Middle School

Poland Community School

Union#29 School, Mechanic Falls

Poland Town Library:

Ricker Memorial Library

The Industries of Poland

The Old Leather board Mill

The Railroads and Poland

History of Bailey Brothers Store and Grain Mill, East Poland, Maine

Poetry:

A Centennial Thought

Local Business:

Local Businesses

Clubs:

Poland Sno Travelers  

Lodging:

Country Poland Springs Inn

Country Abundance Bed and Breakfast

Wolf Cove Inn Bed and Breakfast

Poland's Hotels

Poland Water:

The History of its Discovery in 1845 as a Remedial Agent

Analyses of Poland Spring Water

Campgrounds:

Tripp Lake Girls Camp

On the Lake at Poland Springs Campground

Camp Omni Poland Springs

Empire Grove Campground Part 1

Poland Cemeteries:

Local Cemeteries Map	Black Cat District Cemetery	Shaker Family Cemetery
Estes Family Cemetery	Verrill Family Cemetery	Megquier Hill Cemetery
Purinton Family Cemetery	Old Cemetery in the woods	Promised Land Cemetery
Highland Cemetery	Ricker Family Cemetery	Hersey Cemetery in Minot
White Oak Hill Cemetery	Lane Cemetery, East Poland	Methodist Church Cemetery
Locust Grove Cemetery	Pine Grove Cemetery	Old Cemetery, Mechanic Falls

Raymond Cemeteries:

Longley Cemetery	Mains Cemetery	North Rd Cemetery
Mountain Road Cemetery	Baptist Cemetery	Riverside Cemetery
Raymond Village

Some other cemeteries that have been transcribed for Androscoggin County can be found at: Androscoggin County Cemeteries

For a list of cemeteries in Androscoggin County go to: List of Androscoggin County Cemeteries

1790 Census of the towns near Poland:

 

1790 Turner	1790 Raymond town Plantation	1790 Plantation #4
1790 Bridgton	1790 Butterfield Plantation	1790 Flintstown Plantation
1790 Waterford Plantation	1790 Rusfield Gore	1790 Otisfield Plantation

·  CENSUS OF POLAND MAINE 1790-1920(EXCEPT 1890)

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·  1790 Census of Poland, Maine	1800 Census of Poland, Maine
1810 Census of Poland, Maine	1820 Census of Poland, Maine
1830 Census of Poland, Maine	1840 Census of Poland, Maine
1850 Census of Poland, Maine	1860 Census of Poland, Maine
1870 Census of Poland, Maine	1880 Census of Poland, Maine
1890 Census not available	1900 Census of Poland, Maine
1910 Census of Poland, Maine	1920 Census of Poland, Maine

·         History of Poland:

·         Read about Poland in Androscoggin County

·         East Poland History Part 1

·         West Poland History Part 1

·         Poland Corner

·         South Poland

·         Central Poland(coming soon)

·         Map of Bailey and Harris Hills Drawn by Annie Gary

·         Representatives From Poland 1820-1969

·         Poland in 1995

·         "Poland The Indian Chief"

·         Historical Highlights of Poland

·         Poland Veterans:

·         Poland Men in the Wars

·         Poland Men in the Civil War

·         Civil War Substitutes for Poland Soldiers

·         World War I Veterans

·         World War II Veterans

·         Korean War Veterans

·         Vital Records

·         Early birth records (more soon)

·         Early marriage records 1796-1819 from Poland and later Minot

·         Societies:

·         Universalist Society

·         Friends of the Library

·         Poland Garden Club

·         The Advent Society

·         The Second First Baptist Church

·         The Shakers

·         The Poland Historical Society

Prominent People of Poland:

·         Luther Perkins

·         Daniel W True

·         Richard Tripp's Family

·         William Schellinger

·         The Chipman Family

·         Notes of Poland & Durham families of 1790 compiled by David Young

·         Poland: Past and Present Chapter 1

·         Place of the First Keene Reunion

·         [Keene Home Page]

Androscoggin County Queries:

o        Enter a Query for Androscoggin County Androscoggin Published Resources and Lookup Volunteers

o        Androscoggin Surname Registry Lookups

o        Volunteer a Resource or Register a Surname

Poland Links

Link to Poland Historic USGS Map Covering Poland Maine:

http://docs.unh.edu/towns/PolandMaineMapList.htm

This webpage last update October 27, 2007