Cumberland County, Maine Genealogy

Guide to Cumberland 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
Cumberland County was named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. The county is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse

 * County Clerk has death, probate and land records from 1760.
 * City or Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records.

Parent County

 * 1760 - Created 28 March 1760 from York County.

Boundary Changes

 * Parts were taken for:
 * 1805 - Oxford County 4 March 1805.
 * 1838 - Franklin County 20 March 1838.
 * 1854 - Androscoggin County 18 March 1854.

Record Loss
1908 A fire in January at the Portland City Hall destroyed some records. County records from about 1807-1907 were destroyed. City records were saved.

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

York | Oxford | Androscoggin | Sagadahoc

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:

Biographies

 * Biographical review: this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Cumberland County, Maine at Ancestry.com $

Cemeteries

 * 1620-2014 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1676-1918 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1718-2014 Maine, U.S., Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1718-2014 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
 * 1780-1990 Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)
 * 1780-1999 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Westbrook Historical Society:


 * City of Westbrook Cemeteries

Maine Catholic Cemetery Committee's Online Databases: There are 65 catholic cemeteries in this diocese and they are slowly being put online.

Census

 * 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, Ancestry $
 * 1850-1880 - Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Ancestry $
 * 1860 - 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1870 - 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1880 - 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1890 - 1890 Veterans Schedules, Ancestry $
 * 1900 - 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1905 - Transcription - only Scarboro
 * 1910 - 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1920 - 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1930 - 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1940 - 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes


 * FamilySearch Places

Court

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

Emigration and Immigration

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

Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Land

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1718-1825 - Records of the Falmouth Proprietors - 1861 manuscript transcription of the original three books by Augustus Franklin Gerrish
 * 1760-1902 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1760-1904 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1798-1956 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images
 * 1850-1916 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Local Histories

 * History of Cumberland Co., Maine. 1880. By W.W. Clayton. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Everts & Peck. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

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

 * 1962 - 1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Cavalry
 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E and I.
 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E and I.
 * - 5th Regiment, Maine Infantry, Companies D, F, G and H.

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

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1947-1951 - Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine) at Ancestry.com $


 * Maine Newspaper Project at DigitalMaine Repository

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1584-1999 - Maine Wills and Probate Records 1584-1999 at Ancestry.com — $
 * 1850-1899 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1908-2006 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1908-1916 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1908-1923 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Vital Records

 * 1589-1966 - Maine, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1670-1921 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1800-1947 - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947, Ancestry $
 * 1892-1966 Maine Marriages, 1892 - 1966 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Birth

 * 1715-1922 - Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, Ancestry $

Marriage

 * 1670-1921 - Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, Ancestry $
 * 1713-1922 - Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, Ancestry $
 * 1760 to 1886 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1786-1886 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1786-1790 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1829-1866 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1892-1996 - Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, Ancestry $

Death

 * 1761-1922 - Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922, Ancestry $
 * 1960-1997 - Maine, Death Index, 1960-1997, Ancestry $

Societies and Libraries
Cumberland Historical Society Website

Maine Genealogy Website

Family History Centers

 * Portland Maine Family History Center

Websites

 * The Cumberland County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cumberland County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cumberland County (backup site)
 * FamilySearch Catalog for Cumberland County
 * Westbrook Historical Society Collections
 * Cumberland County Genealogy (Maine Genealogy)
 * Cumberland County, Maine History and Genealogy (Genealogy Trails)