Knox County, Maine Genealogy

Guide to Knox County, Maine ancestry, family history, and genealogy, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Henry Knox. The County has Rockland as its seat and the County was created April 1, 1860. The County is located in the south area of the state.

County Courthouse

 * Town Clerks have birth, marriage, and death records.
 * Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records.
 * 1860 - Probate Court has probate records from 1860.
 * 1860 - Register of Deeds has land records from 1860. [[Image:]]

History

 * Named for American Revolutionary War general and Secretary of War, Henry Knox, who lived in the county from 1795 until his death in 1806.

Parent County

 * 1860 - Created 1 April 1860 from Lincoln and Waldo counties.

Boundary Changes
Maine: Individual County Chronologies

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
==== Neighboring Counties ====

Lincoln | Waldo | Hancock

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this census area:

Plantations
 * Matinicus Isle

Extinct towns and plantations

Criehaven Plantation | Hurricane Isle | Muscle Ridge Plantation

Cemeteries

 * 1620-2014 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1676-1918 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1780-1999 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1800-2007 - at FamilySearch — index and images

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at: Maine, Knox County Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Courts

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Maine, Knox County Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1837 - 1965 - at FamilySearch - images

Land

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Military

 * 1676 - 1918 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1718 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Revolutionary War

 * 1835 - 1838 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Maine Infantry

Online Records
 * 1962 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War I

 * 1914 - 1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1918-1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1584 – 1999 - Maine Wills and Probate Records 1584-1999 at Ancestry.com — images and index $

Vital Records

 * 1589-1966 - Maine, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1670 - 1921 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Rockland Maine Family History Center

Websites

 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Knox County
 * FamilySearch Catalog for Knox County

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Maine, Knox County Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 - FamilySearch Historical Records