Hancock County, Maine Genealogy

United States Maine  Hancock County



County Courthouse
Hancock County Courthouse 50 State Street Ellsworth, ME 04605 Phone. 207.667.9542 Town Clerks have birth, marriage and death records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records. Probate Office has probate records. Register of Deeds has land records. County Clerk has marriage records 1789-1891.

Parent County
Created 25 June 1789 from Lincoln County.

Boundary Changes

 * Two partitions:
 * Penobscot County 15 February 1816.
 * Waldo County 7 February 1827.

City

 * Ellsworth

Towns
Unorganized territories


 * Central Hancock: Fletchers Landing
 * Eagle Island
 * East Hancock:
 * Township 3 North Division and Strip North
 * Township 4 North Division and Strip North (aka Oqiton Township)
 * Township 7 South Division
 * Township 9 South Division
 * Township 10 South Division
 * Township 16 Middle Division
 * Township 22 Middle Division
 * Township 28 Middle Division
 * Township 34 Middle Division
 * Township 35 Middle Division
 * Township 39 Middle Division
 * Township 40 Middle Division
 * Township 41 Middle Division
 * Northwest Hancock: Township 32 Middle Division

Neighboring Counties
Penobscot | Waldo | Washington

Libraries, Archives, Museums
Abbe Museum "Inspiring New Learning About the Wabanaki Nations with Every Visit" Two Locations: 26 Mount Desert Street Bar Harbor, Maine 04609  Abbe at Sieur de Monts Spring Acadia National Park  (207) 288-3519 [mailto:info@abbemuseum.org info@abbemuseum.org]

Family history Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ellsworth Maine Family History Center

Web Sites

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