Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Wiscasset came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Wiscasset in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Wiscasset. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Wiscasset data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Wiscasset:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Wiscasset was listed as Wiscasset Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Wiscasset was listed as Wiscasset Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Wiscasset is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Wiscasset in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Wiscasset for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Wiscasset. See our Misc Page for Wiscasset for more information.