Kennebec County, Maine Genealogy

United States Maine  Kennebec County

Guide to Kennebec County Maine genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Register of Deeds has land records from 1799. Probate Court has probate records from 1799. Town Clerks have birth, marriage and death records.

Parent County
Created 20 February 1799 from Lincoln County.

Boundary Changes

 * Four partitions:
 * Somerset County 1 March 1809
 * Waldo County 7 February 1827
 * Franklin County 20 March 1838
 * Androscoggin County 18 March 1854

Places / Localities
Cities  • Augusta   • Gardiner   • Hallowell   • Waterville

Towns

Extinct or unincorporated towns: 

Unorganized territory  • Unity Township. For further details see Maine townships.

Communities  • Clinton   • Farmingdale   • Oakland   • Winthrop

Villages  • Libby Hill   • South China

Neighboring Counties
Androscoggin | Franklin | Lincoln | Sagadahoc | Somerset | Waldo

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.

Early Maine newspapers routinely reported on news, obituaries, births, marriages etc. from around the state. Be sure to search the indexes for all Maine newspapers to find your target ancestor.

Augusta, Kennebec County, Newspaper Archive:

Age. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1832-1861. at GenealogyBank. $ Herald of Liberty. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1810-1815. at GenealogyBank. $ Kennebec Gazette. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1810-1815. at GenealogyBank. $

Hallowell, Kennebec County, Newspaper Archive:

American Advocate. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1809-1835. at GenealogyBank. $ Hallowell Gazette. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1814-1827. at GenealogyBank. $ Maine Cultivator and Hallowell Gazette. Indexes Free, Digital Pages $. 1839-1870. at GenealogyBank. $

Family history Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Augusta Maine Family History Center
 * Waterville Maine Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Kennebec County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kennebec County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Kennebec County (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Kennebec County
 * Oakland Area Historical Society - records, photographs, history, genealogy of the Oakland area.