Caratunk, Somerset County, Maine Genealogy

Description
Caratunk, Maine at Wikipedia

Caratunk is a town in Somerset County, Maine. It was first organized as a plantation from Township Number 1 Third Range Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, East of Kennebec River (T1 R3 BKP EKR) in 1840. In 1977 it was organized into a town from the plantation.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Adjacent towns: Somerset Co.:  Embden | Madison | New Portland | Solon | Starks | Franklin Co.:  Industry | New Vineyard

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Caratunk Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Caratunk Town Clerk P.O. Box 180 Caratunk, ME 04925 Phone: (207) 672-3030

Births

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1845-1904 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
 * 1845-1904 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1845-1904 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Town Reports
The town of Caratunk kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Caratunk kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistics information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Caratunk Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Somerset County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Maine were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Maine denominations, view the Maine Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in Caratunk, visit FamilySearch Places. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Caratunk:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Caratunk:
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index and images

Local Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Searchable by Town

Other Town Records
In Maine, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are Caratunk town records available online:
 * 1845-1904 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Probate Records
In Maine, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Caratunk:
 * 1584-1999 Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1760-1979 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection - images
 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, images