Somerset County, Maine Genealogy

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

Description
Somerset County was created on 1 March 1809 and named for Somerset County, England. Its county seat is Skowhegan. Somerset County is located in the western area of the state.

County Courthouse
Somerset County Courthouse 41 Court Street Skowhegan, ME 04976 Phone: 207-474-3322 Somerset County Website

Clerk Courts have some marriage records from 1800’s and probate records from 1809.

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 Brighton Plantation | Dennistown | Highland Plantation | Pleasant Ridge Plantation | The Forks Plantation | West Forks

Extinct Towns and Plantations Bigelow Plantation | Bloomfield | Brighton | Carrying Place Plantation | Concord | Dead River Plantation | Dearborn | Flagstaff Plantation | Lexington | Long Pond Plantation | Mayfield

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * 1873-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only

Cemeteries

 * 1620-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1676-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1718-2014 Maine, U.S., Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1718-2014 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1780-1990 Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
 * ca. 1780-1999 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1718-1957 Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1807-1830 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1809-1901 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1809-1910 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * History of the Old Towns, Norridgewock and Canaan : Comprising Norridgewock, Canaan, Starks, Skowhegan and Bloomfield. 1849. By J.W. Hanson. Boston, Massachusetts : J.W. Hanson. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust;.
 * The Kennebec Valley. 1887. By Seth Harding Whitney. Augusta, Maine. : Sprague, Burleigh & Flynt.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War Civil War
 * 1676-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1862-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Regiments. Civil War service men in Somerset County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in this county:
 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Cavalry

World War I
 * 1914-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1918-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images

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.
 * 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Maine Newspaper Project at DigitalMaine Repository

Periodicals

 * The Maine Genealogist at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1584-1999 Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1760-1979 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1809-2005 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1810-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1715-1922 Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Marriage

 * 1589-1966 Maine, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1670-1921 Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1713-1922 Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1771-1907 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1833-1890 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1892-1966; 1977-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1892-1996 Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1892-1966 Maine Marriages, 1892 - 1966 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Death

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1761-1922 Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1841-1910 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1960-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1960-1997 Maine, Death Index, 1960-1997 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Bangor Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Ellsworth Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Farmington Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Machias Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Newport Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Waterville Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Maine State Library - an affiliate library
 * Springvale Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Maine Genealogy Somerset County Website

Websites

 * 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 FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.