Kennebec County, Maine Genealogy

United States &gt; Maine &gt; Kennebec County

County Courthouse
County Government Center 125 State Street Augusta, Maine 04330

Kennebec County; 95 State St; Augusta, ME 04330-5611; Ph. 207.622.0971 Details: (Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1799; Pro Ct has pro rec from 1799; Twn Clks have b, m &amp; d rec) Towns Organized Before 1800: Augusta 1797, Belgrade 1796, China 1796, Clinton 1795, Fayette 1795, Hallowell 1771, Litchfield 1795, Monmouth 1792, Mount Vernon 1792, Pittsdon 1779, Readfield 1791, Sidney 1792, Vassalboro 1771, Wayne 1798, Winslow 1771, Winthrop 1771 www.rootsweb.com/~mekenneb/

Parent County
Created 20 February 1799 from Lincoln County.

Boundary Changes

 * Four partitions:
 * Somerset County 1 March 1809
 * Waldo County 7 February 1827
 * Franklin County 20 March 1838
 * Androscoggin County 18 March 1854

Unorganized territory

 * Unity

Neighboring Counties
Androscoggin | Franklin | Lincoln | Sagadahoc | Somerset | Waldo

Newspapers
Maine Newspaper Archive. Indexes Free; Digital Page Images $ (GenealogyBank $) Twenty-two early Maine 18th and 19th century newspapers, 1785-1898 online. Indexes (free); digital images ($). These newspapers are from Augusta, Bangor, Belfast, Brunswick, Castine, Eastport, Falmouth, Hallowell, Kennebunk, Portland, Saco and Wiscasset.

Tip: early Maine newspapers routinely reported on news, obituaries, births, marriages etc. from around the state. Be sure to search the indexes for all Maine newspapers to find your target ancestor.

Augusta, Kennebec County, Newspaper Archive:

Age. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1832-1861. at GenealogyBank. $ Herald of Liberty. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1810-1815. at GenealogyBank. $ Kennebec Gazette. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1810-1815. at GenealogyBank. $

Hallowell, Kennebec County, Newspaper Archive:

American Advocate. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1809-1835. at GenealogyBank. $ Hallowell Gazette. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1814-1827. at GenealogyBank. $ Maine Cultivator and Hallowell Gazette. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1839-1870. at GenealogyBank. $

Family history Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Augusta Maine Family History Center
 * Waterville Maine Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Kennebec County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kennebec County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kennebec County (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Kennebec County