Grand Isle is a town in Aroostook County, incorporated on March 2, 1869, from Grant Isle Plantation. The name was changed to Grand Isle in 1872. It commemorates the large and fertile island within the town and in the middle of the St. John River just south of the village of Lille. — Maine, An Encyclopedia
GPS Coordinates
47°17′14″N 68°07′39″
Grand Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, 04746
Census Locations
| 1850 Census | Van Buren Plantation |
| 1860 Census | Grant isle Plantation |
| 1870 Census | Grand Isle |
| 1880 Census | Grand Isle |
Grid Location
T18 R3 WELS
Associated Place Names
Daigle Mill, Lille, Notre Dame, and Saint David