Lyman, York County, Maine Genealogy

Description
Lyman, Maine at Wikipedia

Lyman was renamed from Coxhall in 1803. The town of Coxhall was organized from Coxhall Plantation in 1778 which existed prior to that year.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Adjacent towns: York Co.:  Lebanon | Newfield | Sanford | Shapleigh | Carroll Co.:  Wakefield | Strafford Co.:  Milton

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Lyman Town Clerk
Town of Lyman Town Clerk Lyman Town Hall 11 South Waterboro Road Lyman, ME 04002 Phone: (207) 499-7562, Ext. 11 Email:[mailto:lymantownclerk@roadrunner.com lymantownclerk@roadrunner.com] Lyman Website

Births

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1783-1893 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1783-1893 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1783-1893 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Lyman Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * York County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Maine were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Maine denominations, view the Maine Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in Lyman, visit FamilySearch Places. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Lyman:

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1780-1790 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Lyman at HomeTownLocator
 * Lyman at FamilySearch Places
 * Lyman at Google Maps
 * Lyman at Maine.gov
 * Lyman at Mapcarta
 * Maine Maps State Page
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Maine at Old-Maps.com

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Other Town Records
In Maine, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are Lyman town records available online:
 * 1780-1790 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1783-1893 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Probate Records

 * 1584-1999 Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1690-1917 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection - images
 * 1760-1979 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; images