Danforth, ME

Danforth is a census-designated place and the primary village in Danforth, Washington County, Maine, United States. Danforth is in northernmost Washington County, in the northern part of Danforth, and is bordered to the north by Weston in Aroostook County. The village is located on Baskahegan Stream where it originates at the outlet of Crooked Brook Flowage. Danforth is in the School Administrative District 14. The PreK-12 school of that district is the East Grand School. In Danforth, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Danforth, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The Baskahegan is a northwest-flowing tributary of the Mattawamkeag River and part of the Penobscot River watershed. U.S. Route 1 passes through the eastern side of the village, leading north 34 miles to Houlton and southeast 56 miles to Calais.