Place:Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

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Phippsburg is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Kennebec River. The population was 2,155 at the 2020 census. It is within the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine, metropolitan statistical area. A tourist destination, Phippsburg is home to Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area, Fort Popham State Historic Site; it is also home to Fort Baldwin which overlooks Fort Popham, and Popham Beach State Park, as well as Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge. The town includes part of Winnegance. Other villages in Phippsburg include: Dromore, Ashdale, Parker Head, Small Point, West Point, Sebasco, Meadowbrook, Brightwater, Cox's Head, Popham and "the Center."

Research Tips

Phippsburg has a historical society building (with museum and genealogical and town history resources) as well as a local library with reference materials.

Reference Materials

Although the following titles are not yet WeRelate Source pages, they may be of interest to those researching Phippsburg's history as well as genealogy.

• The 1881 Town Hall Phippsburg, Maine : a history: Compiled and published by the Phippsburg Historical Society (Phippsburg, Me. : Phippsburg Historical Society Inc., 1989).