Cumberland County, Maine Genealogy

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County Courthouse
142 Federal Street Portland, ME 04101 207-871-8380

Cumberland County; 142 Federal St; Portland, Me 04101-4151; Ph. 207.871.8380 Details: (Co Clk has d, pro &amp; land rec from 1760; City or Twn Clks have b, m, d &amp; bur rec) Towns Organized Before 1800: Bridgton 1794, Brunswick 1739, Cape Elizabeth 1765, Falmouth 1718, Freeport 1789, Gorham 1764, Gray 1778, Harpswell 1758, New Gloucester 1774, North Yarmouth 1732, Otisfield 1798, Portland 1786, Scarborough 1658, Standish 1785, Windham 1762 www.cumberlandcounty.org/

Parent County

 * Created 28 March 1760 from York County.

Boundary Changes

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

Neighboring Counties
Androscoggin | Oxford | Sagadahoc | York

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Calvary Cemetery, South Portland
 * Gray Village Cemetery, Gray
 * Lower Corner Cemetery, New Gloucester
 * Moss Side Cemetery, Cumberland Center
 * North Raymond Cemetery, Raymond

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

 * 1905 Transcription - only Scarboro

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Portland Maine Family History Center

Web Sites

 * 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)
 * Family History Library catalog for Cumberland County
 * Westbrook Historical Society Collections