Cumberland County, Maine Genealogy

United States Maine  Cumberland County



County Courthouse
Cumberland County Courthouse 142 Federal Street Portland, Me 04101-4151 Phone: 207.871.8380 County Clerk has death, probate and land records from 1760. City or Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records.

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.

Populated Places
Cities

• Portland        • South Portland         • Westbrook

Towns

Communities

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
 * Cumberland County Genealogy (Maine Genealogy)