From collection Place
Sloop Island lies within the Penobscot Bay Group of unorganized islands in Hancock County.
Latitude (decimal)
44.2073019
Longitude (decimal)
-68.8147521
Authoritative Source
U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS). “Archive database of 2021” at U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) ( https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/download-gnis-data : CSV data downloaded 31 May 2024).
General Note
In Maine, a township is a defined geographic area, lying within the state’s unorganized territories, that does not have a local government. State government handles taxation and most services within these 420+ minor civil divisions, which encompass slightly over one-half the area of the entire State of Maine. Some sources (i.e., Wikipedia and Google Maps) group the townships into larger divisions, each labeled an “Unorganized Territory” (abbreviated as “UT”).
