Oxford County, Maine Genealogy

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

Description
Oxford County was created on 4 March 1805 and named for Oxford, Massachusetts. Its county seat is South Paris. Oxford County is located in the western area of the state.

County Courthouse
Oxford County Courthouse 26 Western Ave / PO Box 179 South Paris, ME 04281 Phone: 207-647-3535 Oxford County Website

Town Clerks have birth, marriage and death records. Clerk Courts have marriage records 1877-1897, divorce and court records from 1930, probate and land records from 1805.

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 Lincoln Plantation | Magalloway Plantation

Extinct towns and plantations'''

Biographies

 * Biographical review: this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Franklin and Oxford Counties, Maine at Ancestry ($)

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 ($)
 * 1780-1990 Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * ca. 1780-1999 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Census Records
Hatcher, Patricia Law. "My Ancestor Isn't In the Census: The 9,603 Missing Oxford County Residents In 1810," Maine Genealogist, May 1998, 65-68. Available at Article includes a chart of the towns missing from the census.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1799-1835 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1800-1865, 1861-1904 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1800-1868, 1859-1906 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1805-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1806-1957 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images

Local Histories

 * Sketches of Oxford County. 1975. By Thomas T. Stone. [Rumford, Maine : Pennycook Press].  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library,  Internet Archive, Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Military Records
Revolutionary War Civil War Regiments. Civil War service men in Oxford 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:
 * 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
 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Infantry, Company G
 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, Company G
 * - 5th Regiment, Maine Infantry, Company I

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 ($)
 * 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 and images ($)
 * 1760-1979 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1805-1872 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1805-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1810-1885 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1820-1867 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1820-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1820-1980 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1836-1865 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * to 1900 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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
 * 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 ($)
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Marriage

 * 1589-1966 Maine, United States Marriages at at Findmypast — index($) — index $
 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1670-1921 Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, at Ancestry ($)
 * 1713-1922 Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, at Ancestry ($)
 * 1771-1907 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1830-1845, 1872-1891 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1830, 1873 (*) 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 ($)
 * 1892-1966 Maine Marriages, 1892 - 1966 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Death

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Bangor Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Ellsworth Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Oxford Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Portland Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Randolph New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Rockland Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Waterville Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Wolfeboro New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Maine State Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Springvale Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library

Libraries
Maine Genealogy Oxford County Website Maine State Archives Website

Websites

 * The Oxford County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Oxford County
 * Oxford County Genealogy Notebook
 * Oxford County, Maine History and Genealogy (Genealogy Trails)
 * – 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.