Aroostook County, Maine Genealogy

Guide to Aroostook 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
Aroostook County was named for Indian word meaning "beautiful river". The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse

 * County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1839.
 * Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records.
 * Probate Court has probate records.
 * Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County

 * 1839 - Created 16 March 1839 from Penobscot, Somerset and Washington counties.

Boundary Changes

 * 1844 - Part added from Piscataquis County in 1844.

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

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

Penobscot | Piscataquis | Somerset | Washington | New Brunswick counties: Carleton | Madawaska | Victoria | York | Quebec counties: Kamouraska | L'Islet | Montmagny | Témiscouata

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:

Plantations:         (aka Wytopitlock). For further details see [Maine plantations].

Extinct towns and plantations:

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
 * Fairmont Cemetery Located south of Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine. Full name searches

Census Records

 * 1790 - 1790 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1800 - 1800 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1800-1890 - Maine, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1810 - 1810 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1820 - 1820 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1830 - 1830 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1840 - 1840 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 - 1850 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850-1880 - Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1860 - 1860 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1870 - 1870 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1880 - 1880 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1890 - 1890 Veterans Schedules at Ancestry.com $
 * 1900 - 1900 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1910 - 1910 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1920 - 1920 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1930 - 1930 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $
 * 1940 - 1940 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com $

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:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Land

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1802-1839 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1808-1879 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images
 * 1839-1866 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1846-1867 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1846-1883 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1865-1900 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, images
 * 1865-1903 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1866-1900 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Local Histories

 * Aroostook : Our Last Frontier : Maine's Picturesque Potato Empire. c1937. By Charles Morrow Wilson. Brattleboro, Vt.: S. Daye Press. Online at Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Aroostook. 2 parts in 1 volume. c1922. Part 1 by Edward Wiggin, Part 2 by George H. Collins. [Presque Isle, Maine : Star-Herald Press]. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.
 * A History of Three Corners. 1971. By Roger C. Storms. Lee, Maine : Lee Academy. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- 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

 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Cavalry

Online Records
 * 1862 - 1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

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
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.


 * Maine Newspaper Project at DigitalMaine Repository

Obituaries

 * 2001-2014 - Currentobituary.com index, 2001-2014 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection

Probate
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.org - How to use this collection - images
 * 1837-2007 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1837-2007 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, images
 * 1839-1895 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Vital Records

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

Birth

 * 1715-1922 - Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1739-1900 - Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1800-1947 - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1863-1865, 1877 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1875-1876 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1876-1877 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriage

 * 1670-1921 - Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1713-1922 - Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1839-1892 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1863-1865, 1877 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1875-1876 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1876-1877 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1892-1996 - Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996 at Ancestry.com $

Death

 * 1761-1922 - Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1841-1910 - Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1863-1865, 1877 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1875-1876 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1876-1877 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1960-1996 - Maine Death Index, 1960-1996 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1960-1997 - Maine, Death Index, 1960-1997 at Ancestry.com $

Societies and Libraries
Aroostook Genealogy Society Website

Maine Genealogy Website

Family History Centers

 * Caribou Maine Family History Center

Websites

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