Bancroft

Bancroft schoolhouse
Bancroft Schoolhouse

Bancroft is a town in Aroostook County, incorporated on February 05, 1889 as a town from Bancroft Plantation, which itself was formed from the unorganized township of Baskenhegan Gore, T1 R2. The railroad has been a presence in the village for many years. — Maine, an Encyclopedia.

GPS Coordinates

45°42′31″N 67°59′57″

 

Census Locations

1850 Census

Bancroft Plantation

1860 Census

Bancroft Plantation

1870 Census

Bancroft

1880 Census

Bancroft

Grid Location

T1 R2 WELS

Associated Place Names

North Bancroft and South Bancroft