Knox

[NOX] is a town in Waldo County, incorporated on February 12, 1819 from Knox Plantation. It annexed land from Thorndike and Montville in 1831 and 1833 respectively. It was named for Revolutionary War General and Commander of Artillery Henry Knox. Knox owned the Waldo Patent, a large tract of the land in the area.

In the southwest corner the Frye Mountain Wildlife Management Area continues over the town line with adjoining Montville.

The town, a small but steadily growing community, lies northwest of Belfast on Maine Route 137. The Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad passes through its northern tip.

Form of Government: Town Meeting-Select Board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional resources

Vital records of Knox, Maine prior to 1892. Camden, Me. Picton Press. 1996.

Price, Trudy Chambers. The Cows Are Out!. Two Decades on a Maine Dairy Farm. 2004. Islandport Press, Inc. Yarmouth, Maine. www.islandportpress.com

 

2020

The Former Craneland Farm of “The Cows Are Out!” memoir by Trudy Chambers Price.

A personal and moving account of one young woman’s quest to live the good life on a family dairy farm in Maine, with her husband and children. “Starting in 1966, she describes in entertaining and  intimate detail both the joys and struggles of raising two boys and trying to run a medium-sized farm.” [from the Forward of the book] 

While Craneland Farm no longer operates as a successful dairy enterprise, it illustrates the difficulties of small family farming. Ironically, just a short distance away, a modern corporate facility thrives, demonstrating the power of major investments in infrastructure and technology needed to operate a successful dairy farm in 2020. The dairy (see below) is in the town of Freedom near Knox Corner.

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