Somerset County, Maine Genealogy

United States Maine  Somerset County

County Courthouse
Somerset County Courthouse Court Street Skowhegan, ME 04976 Phone: 207.474.9861 Clerk Courts has some marriage records from 1800’s and proabte records from 1809.

Parent County
Created 1 March 1809 from Kennebec County.

Boundary Changes

 * Parts set off to create 2 counties:
 * Franklin County 20 March 1838.
 * Piscataquis County 23 March 1838.
 * Part taken to add to Aroostook County 12 March 1844.

Neighboring Counties
Aroostook | Franklin | Kennebec | Penobscot | Piscataquis | Waldo | Quebec counties: Beauce | Bellechasse | Dorchester | Frontenac

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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