Hancock County, Maine Genealogy

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

Description
Hancock County was created on 1 May 1790 and named for Benjamin Franklin. Its county seat is Ellsworth. The county is located in the southeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hancock County Courthouse 70 State Street Ellsworth, ME 04605 Phone: 207-667-4621 Hancock County Website

Town clerks have birth, marriage and death records. Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce and court records. Probate office has probate records. County Clerk has marriage records 1789-1891.

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:

Extinct Towns and Plantations:  |  |  |

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
 * 1825-1970 Hancock County, Maine, Cemetery Index, 1825-1970 at Ancestry ($)

Census Records

 * 1790 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry ($)
 * 1800 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry ($)
 * 1810 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry ($)
 * 1820 1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry ($)
 * 1830 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry ($)
 * 1840 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry ($)
 * 1850 1850 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1850-1880 Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Ancestry ($)
 * 1860 1860 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1870 1870 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1880 1880 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1890 1890 Veterans Schedules, Ancestry ($)
 * 1900 1900 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1910 1910 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1920 1920 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1930 1930 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1940 1940 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1800-1947 U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1840-1875 Maine: Marriages Performed by Rev. Enoch M. Fowler, 1840-1875 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
 * FamilySearch Places

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

Emigration and Immigration

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

Genealogies

 * Hancock Maine Genealogy at Maine Genealogy.net.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1763-1932 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1789-1827 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1791-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1791-1861 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1791-1864 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1807-1830 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1861-1900 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1931-1944 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Hancock County Registry of Deeds at Hancock County Deeds
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * A Survey of Hancock County, Maine. 1878. By Samuel Wasson. Augusta, Me. : Sprague, Owen & Nash.  Online at:  FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, 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 Regiment. Civil War service men in Hancock 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
 * 1798-1958 U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1818 Maine, Hancock County, Revolutionary War pension applications, 1818
 * 1862-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * - 2nd Regiment, Maine Infantry, Company B.

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 ($)
 * 1899-1908 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1911 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1914-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1917-1944 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — 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 and images
 * 1760-1979 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1790-1909 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790-1909 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1790-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1791-1899 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1791-1909 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1908-1981 (*) 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 ($)
 * 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 ($)
 * 1713-1922 Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, at Ancestry ($)
 * 1759-1777 Lincoln County, ME: Commissioners Marriage Records, 1759-1777 at American Ancestors — index ($), includes counties: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadhoc, and Washington.
 * 1771-1907 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1892-1966; 1977-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1892-1996 Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, at Ancestry ($)
 * 1892-1966 Maine Marriages, 1892 - 1966 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1897-1920 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1899 to 1917 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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
 * Machias Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Rockland Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Camden Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Maine State Library - an affiliate library

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

Societies
Hancock County Genealogy Society Website Facebook

Websites

 * The Hancock County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Hancock County
 * Hancock 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.