Farmington, Franklin County, Maine Genealogy

Description

 * Farmington, Maine at Wikipedia.

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

Adjacent Towns
Adjacent towns: Franklin Co.:  Chesterville | Industry | New Sharon | New Vineyard | Strong | Temple | Wilson

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

Farmington Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Births

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1741-1875 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1784-1890 Farmington, ME: Vital Records 1784-1890 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
 * 1794-1892 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Prior to 1850 (*) 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
 * 1784-1890 Farmington, ME: Vital Records 1784-1890 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
 * 1794-1892 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1784-1890 Farmington, ME: Vital Records 1784-1890 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
 * 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Bragg-Porter Hill Cemetery at Farmington at usgwarchives.net
 * Butterfield Cemetery at Farmington at usgwarchives.net
 * Gay Cemetery at Famrington at usgwarchives.net
 * Holly Cemetery at Farmington at usgwarchives.net
 * Farmington Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Franklin 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 Farmington, 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 Farmington:

City Directories

 * 1939, 1941 Maine, U.S., City Directories, Farmington at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Farmington:


 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Farmington at HomeTownLocator
 * Farmington at FamilySearch Places
 * Farmington at Google Maps
 * Farmington at Maine.gov
 * Farmington at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Maine at Old-Maps.com
 * Maine Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

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 Farmington town records available online:


 * 1794-1892 (*) 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 Farmington:


 * 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