Piscataquis County, Maine Genealogy

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

Description
Piscataquis County was created on 30 April 1838 and named for the Abenaki word meaning "branch of the river". Its county seat is Dover-Foxcroft. Piscataquis County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Piscataquis County Courthouse 159 East Main Street, Suite 12 Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 Phone: 207-564-2431 Piscataquis County Website

Town clerks have birth, marriage and death records. Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce and court records. Probate Court has probate records.

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 Kingsbury Plantation | Lake View Plantation

Extinct towns and plantations'''

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 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1838-1862 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1865 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1902 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1838-1902 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1902 Maine, Piscataquis County, Deed Books, 1838-1902 at Ancestry ($)
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * History of Piscataquis County, Maine. 1880. By Amasa Loring. Portland, Maine : Hoyt, Fogg & Donham.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive;.

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 Piscataquis 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:
 * - 2nd Regiment, Maine Infantry, Company D

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

 * 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 Wills and Probate Records 1584-1999 at Ancestry — images and index ($)
 * 1760-1979 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 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
 * 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
 * 1839-1891 (*) 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
 * Farmington Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Machias Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Newport Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Fort Fairfield Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Maine State Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Bangor Public Library Website

Societies
 Piscataquis Historical Society Website

Websites

 * The Piscataquis County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Piscataquis County
 * FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Catalog for Piscataquis 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.