Wesley

Blueberry Barrens, Route. 9 [The Airline Stage Road]   (2013) @

Location Map for Wesley

Year	Population
1970	110
1980	140
1990	146
2000	114
2010	98

Population Trend 1840-2010

Geographic Data
N. Latitude	44:55:42
W. Longitude	67:38:53
Maine House	District 137
Maine Senate	District 6
Congress	District 2
Area sq. mi.	(total) 50.9
Area sq. mi.	(land) 50.1
Population/sq.mi.	(land) 2.0
County: Washington Total=land+water; Land=land only

[WESS-lee] is a town in Washington County.

It was incorporated on January 24, 1833 from the township T25 ED and a portion of T26 ED. Wesley is located on the historic Airline Stage Road, Maine Route 9.

While an agricultural town in the late 19th century, Wesley had a shingle mill producing 10,000 shingles per day.

Community Church (2013) @

Historical Society (2013) @

Fishing and camping is available at Seavey Lake, Little Seavey Lake and the western shore of Long Lake.

A subdivision accessible by gravel roads exists at the 111-acre Little Seavey Lake off Route 192 about a mile south of Wesley Village.

Wyman Blueberry Facility (’13) @

Blueberry Barrens, Rt. 9 (2013) @

Blueberry production is a major industry in this Washington County town.

The Jasper Wyman company is the primary employer and owner of the blueberry barrens in the area.

Wesley Fire Station on Route 9 (2013) @

Old Wesley Volunteer Fire Department on Rt. 9 (2013) @

Maine Routes 9 and 192 pass through this sparsely populated, heavily forested area.

P&J Grocery on Route 9 (2013) @

Veterans Memorial, Rt. 9 (2013) @

Communication Towers in Wesley on Route 9

Form of Government: Town Meeting-Select Board.

Additional resources

Day, J. Wilbur. Autobiography. [undated] (Cataloger Note: J. Wilbur Day was a hunter, guide, and farmer living in Wesley.) [University of Maine, Raymond H. Fogler Library, Special Collections]

Wesley Historical Society. The History of Wesley, Maine. Wesley, Me. Wesley Historical Society. 2011.