Waldo County, Maine Genealogy

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

Maine Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Samuel Waldo. The County has Belfast as its seat and the County was created 1827. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse

 * County Clerk has marriage records 1828-1887, divorce and court records from 1828.
 * City or Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records.
 * Probate Court has probate records.
 * Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1827 - Created 7 February 1827 from parts of Hancock and Lincoln counties.

Boundary Changes

 * 1860 - One part set off to create Knox County 1 April 1860.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
==== Neighboring Counties ====

Knox | Lincoln | Kennebec | Somerset | Penobscot | Hancock

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 North Anson

Cemeteries

 * 1620-2014 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1676-1918 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1780-1999 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Court

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1837 - 1965 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Land

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Military

 * 1676 - 1918 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1718 - 1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Revolutionary War

 * 1835 - 1838 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Maine Infantry

World War I

 * 1914-1950 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Naturalization

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1918-1991 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1584 – 1999 Maine Wills and Probate Records 1584-1999 at Ancestry.com — images and index $

Vital Records

 * 1589-1966 - Maine, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1670 - 1921 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Births

 * 1743-1892 - Waldo County, Maine Births, 1743-1892: Belfast at Ancestry.com $

Deaths

 * 1743-1892 - Waldo County, Maine Deaths, 1743-1892: Belfast at Ancestry.com $

Websites

 * The Waldo County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Waldo County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Waldo County (backup site).
 * FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Catalog for Waldo County.