Sagadahoc County, Maine Genealogy

Guide to Sagadahoc County, Maine ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



Description
The County was named for the Indian word meaning "mouth of the big river". The County has Bath as its seat and the County was created February 14, 1854. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse

 * Town Clerks have birth, marriage and death records.
 * Clerk District Court has divorce records.
 * Clerk Superior Court has court records.
 * 1854 - Register of Probate has probate records from 1854.
 * 1854 - Register of Deeds has land records from 1854.

Parent County
1854 - Created 14 March 1854 from Lincoln County.

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

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

Cumberland | Androscoggin | Kennebec | Lincoln

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:

Cemeteries

 * 1620-2014 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1676-1918 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1780-1999 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1837 - 1965 - at FamilySearch - images

Land

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Military

 * 1676 -1918 -  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1718 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Revolutionary War

 * 1835 - 1838 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Maine Infantry, Company A

Online Records
 * 1962 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War I

 * 1914-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1833-1868 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1918-1991 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1584–1999 Maine Wills and Probate Records 1584-1999 at Ancestry.com — images and index $

Vital Records

 * 1589-1966 - Maine, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1670 - 1921 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Family History Centers

 * Topsham Maine Family History Center

Websites

 * The Sagadahoc County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Sagadahoc County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Sagadahoc County (backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Catalog for Sagadahoc County