Washington County, Maine Genealogy

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

Maine Online Genealogy Records

Description
Washington County was named for George Washington. The county is located in the southeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse

 * Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records.
 * Clerk of the Court has divorce and court records from 1931, probate records from 1785, land records from 1783 and naturalization records from 1854.
 * Maine State Archives, Augusta, has divorce and court records before 1931.

Parent County

 * 1789 - Created 25 June 1789 from Lincoln County.

Boundary Changes

 * 1839 - Part taken off for Aroostook County 16 March 1839.

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

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

Hancock | Penobscot | Aroostook | York | New Brunswick counties: Charlotte

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:

Plantations For further details see Maine plantations. Extinct towns and plantations

Cemeteries

 * 1620-2014 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1676-1918 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1780-1999 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1837 - 1965 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1947-1954 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Land

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1785-1895 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1785-1903 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1802-1839 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1807-1830 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images
 * 1840-1899 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1840-1912 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1861 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1882-1902 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Local Histories

 * Eastport and Passamaquoddy : a Collection of Historical and Biographical Sketches. c1888. Compiled by William Henry Kilby.  Eastport, Maine : Edward E. Shead & Company.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books, Ancestry ($);.
 * A History of Three Corners. 1971. By Roger C. Storms. Lee, Maine : Lee Academy. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1676 - 1918 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1718 - 1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Revolutionary War

 * 1835 - 1838 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1862 - 1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

World War I

 * 1914-1950 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Naturalization

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1918-1991 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Newspapers

 * Maine Newspaper Project at DigitalMaine Repository

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 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
 * 1785-1893 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1791-1953 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1826-1839 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1888-1906 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Vital Records

 * 1589-1966 - Maine, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1670 - 1921 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * from 1800 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1860-1900 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Societies and Libraries
Washington County Historical Society Website Facebook

Family History Centers

 * Machias Maine Family History Center

Websites

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

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records - FamilySearch Historical Records