Union River East Branch from Jones Bridge Between Waltham and Mariaville on Route 179 (2013)
Location Map for Mariaville
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 108 |
| 1980 | 168 |
| 1990 | 270 |
| 2000 | 414 |
| 2010 | 513 |
Population Trend 1810-2010
| Geographic Data | |
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| N. Latitude | 44:46:00 |
| W. Longitude | 68:23:00 |
| Maine House | District 136 |
| Maine Senate | District 7 |
| Congress | District 2 |
| Area sq. mi. | (total) 47.2 |
| Area sq. mi. | (land) 39.0 |
| Population/sq.mi. | (land) 13.2 |
County: Hancock
Total=land+water; Land=land only |
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[muh-RII-ah-vil] is a town in Hancock County, first settled in 1802 and known as Bingham. It was incorporated on February 29, 1836 from Mariaville Plantation.
In 1850 it set off land to form the short lived town of Tilden, which was annexed back to Mariaville in 1852.
West Branch of the Union River at the Goodwin Bridge in Mariaville (2013) @
Union River East Branch, Jones Bridge. Mariaville on Right, Route 179 (2013) @
The town, with substantial frontage on Graham Lake and the east and west branches of the Union River, was named for William Bingham’s daughter Maria.
Unlike many 6-mile square towns, Mariaville is a long, north-south wedge of ten miles.
Barn on Route 181 (2013) @
Small Cemetery on Route 181
According to George Varney in 1886,
The roads are expensive on account of the numerous bridges required.
There are one or two mills in town, and a large tannery for sole-leather. The latter employs ten hands, and consumes from 1,500 to 2,000 cords of bark annually.
With over 17% of its area covered with water, it is one of the most water-covered non-coastal towns in the state.
While somewhat remote twelve miles north of Ellsworth on Maine Route 180, the town has a small but consistently growing population.
Town Office on Route 181 (2013) @
Route 181 in Mariaville (2013) @
Mariaville Fire and Rescue on Rt. 181 (2013) @
Sawmill in Mariaville on Route 179 (2013) @
Government: Town Meeting-Select Board-Administrative Assistant.
Additional resources
Honey, Mark E. Mariaville: A History of Wm. Bingham’s Settlement on the Union River, Townships 14 & 20, Hancock County, Maine; with a geneology [i.e. genealogy] of her families. 1986?
Mariaville Comprehensive Planning Committee. Mariaville Comprehensive Plan, 2005. Mariaville, Me. Mariaville Comprehensive Planning Committee. 2005.
Varney, George J. A Gazetteer of the State of Maine. 1881. p. 353.
Mariaville Grange on Route 181 (2013) @
I am researching the town of Tilden. Can you point me to any info about why it was short lived,…?
Thank you, Dwayne
I have little info. The 1891 “Maine Register Or State Legislative Manuel” names Mariaville public officials, some of whom apparently lived in the village of Tilden. The two postmasters were listed: one in “North,” probably North Mariaville, and the other in “Tilden,” apparently in the south. A 1911 USGS topo map does not show a village of Tilden, nor does the current Delorme Gazeteer.
Good luck in your quest. I would be interested in your findings.