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.

Maine Online Genealogy 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 - How to Use This Collection
 * 1676-1918 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1780-1999 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1800-2007 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

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

Courts

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

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 - How to Use This Collection

Land

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Military

 * 1676 - 1918 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1718 - 1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Revolutionary War

 * 1835 - 1838 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Maine Infantry

Online Records
 * 1962 - 1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

World War I

 * 1914 - 1950 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1917 - 1919 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Naturalization

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1918-1991 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

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 - How to Use This Collection

Family History Centers

 * Rockland Maine Family History Center 64 Old County Rd Rockland, ME 04856 Phone: 347-529-6889 Email: [mailto:rljohnston1116@gmail.com rljohnston1116@gmail.com] Website

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