History and Genealogy

The Starks Historical Society meets as needed.
Contact Ernie Hilton for information. 207-399-8699

President: Ernie Hilton
Vice-President: Paul Frederic
Secretary: Cheryl Willis Patten
Treasurer: Barbara Gray Santiago

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The People & Places of Starks
A bicentennial history of Starks

Hardbound, illustrated editions are available by contacting the Town Office or Ernie Hilton, President of the Starks Historical Society.

$25.00 Hardcover Book
$5.00 Index
Actual shipping charges apply

A Brief History of Starks
- Dr. Paul B. Frederic, PhD.

History of the town of Starks: From the first settlement in 1774 to 1869 inclusive
- William Allen

History of Industry, Maine : From the first settlement in 1791
- William Allen

History of the old towns, Norridgewock and Canaan, comprising Norridgewock, Canaan, Starks, Skowhegan, and Bloomfield, from their early settlement to the year 1849; including a sketch of the Abnakis Indians
- John Wesley Hanson

A history of the town of Industry, Franklin County, Maine, from the earliest settlement in 1787 down to the present time
- William Collins Hatch

Maine Places Resource Guide - Starks

Historical Maps related to Starks

Town Maintained Cemeteries:
- Brake Hill - Industry Road
- Churchill - New Sharon Road
- Didson - Mayhew & Remick Roads
- Fairbanks - Sawyers Mills Rd
- Greenleaf - New Sharon Road
- Piper - Sandy River Road
- Williamson - Sandy River Road

Private Cemeteries & Burial Grounds:
- Abbott - New Sharon Road
- Bickford - Anson Road
- Butler Hill / Lemon Stream - Sawyers Mills Road
- Farnsworth - Sterry Hill Road
- Fish / Witham - Witham Corner- intersection New Sharon Road and Sandy River Road
- Frederic - Chicken Street
- Heaven’s Gate - Sandy River Road
- Hilton - Anson Road and Dill Road intersection
- Hooker - Poor Farm Road near Brann’s Mills Road
- Locke / Fish - Cemetery Road
- McLaughlin - Dill Road
- Quimby / Melancon - Anson Road
- Westfall - Ricci Road

Cemeteries outside town of importance to Starks:
- Athearn - Rt 43 Anson
- Oxbow - Sandy River Road Norridgewock
- Pike / Thompson - Rt 43 Industry
- Taylor / Dickinson - Sandy River Road, near Dickinson Rips, Mercer