Knox County, Maine Genealogy

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County Courthouse
62 Union Street Rockland, Maine 04841

Knox County; 62 Union St, PO Box 885; Rockland, ME 04841-0885; Ph. 207.594.9379 Details: (Twn Clks have b, m &amp; d rec; Clk Sup Ct has div &amp; ct rec; Pro Ct has pro rec from 1860; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1860) Towns Organized Before 1800: Camden 1791, Cushin 1789, Thomaston 1777, Union 1786, Vinalhaven 1789, Warren 1776 members.aol.com/vsena/knox/KnoxGenWeb.html

History



 * Named for American Revolutionary war general and Secretary of War, Henry Knox, who lived in the county from 1795 until his death in 1806.

Parent County
Created 1 April 1860 from Lincoln and Waldo counties.

City

 * Rockland

Plantation

 * Matinicus Isle

Unorganized territory

 * Criehaven

Neighboring Counties
Lincoln | Waldo

Cemeteries
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Main, Knox County Cemetery Records, (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Court
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Maine, Knox County Probate Estate Files (FanilySearch Histoarical Records)

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Knox County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Knox County (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Knox County

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Maine, Knox County Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 (FamilySearch Historical Records)