Camden, Knox County, Maine Genealogy

Description
Camden, Maine at Wikipedia

Parent Towns
Megunticook Plantation was organized from part of the Waldo Patent, also known as the Muscongus Patent. And Camden Plantation, also spelled Cambden, existed prior to 1791 when it was used to form the new town of Cambden (later Camden). Camden set off land a month later, and more again two years later to the town of Rockport, Maine. Camden annexed land from Warren in 1836.

What is now Camden was apparently formed in what was then Hancock County, Maine. Later in 1791 it was returned to Lincoln County. In 1827 it was set off to Waldo County, and in 1860 to Knox County, where it is today.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Knox Co.:  Hope | Union | Washington | Waldo Co.:  Liberty | Montville | Searsmont

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Camden Town Clerk
29 Elm Street Camden, Maine 04843 Telephone: (207) 236-3353, ext 118 Fax: (207) 236-7956 E-mail: [mailto:koakes@camdenmaine.gov koakes@camdenmaine.gov] Website

Births

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Marlene A. Groves, Vital records of Camden/Rockport, Maine (Rockland, Maine : Picton Press, c2006). ..
 * Jacqueline Young Watts, and Isabel Morse Maresh, Camden-Rockport, Maine : births, deaths and marriages (Lincolnville, Maine : J &amp; I History Press, c1985). ..
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1790-1891 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1759-1777 Lincoln County, ME: Commissioners Marriage Records, 1759-1777 at American Ancestors — index ($), includes counties: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Washington.
 * 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1790-1891 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Marlene A. Groves, Vital records of Camden/Rockport, Maine (Rockland, Maine : Picton Press, c2006). ..
 * Jacqueline Young Watts, and Isabel Morse Maresh, Camden-Rockport, Maine : births, deaths and marriages (Lincolnville, Maine : J &amp; I History Press, c1985)..

Deaths

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Marlene A. Groves, Vital records of Camden/Rockport, Maine (Rockland, Maine : Picton Press, c2006). ..
 * Jacqueline Young Watts, and Isabel Morse Maresh, Camden-Rockport, Maine : births, deaths and marriages (Lincolnville, Maine : J &amp; I History Press, c1985). ..
 * 1790-1891 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Camden Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Knox County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Maine were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Maine denominations, view the Maine Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in Camden, visit FamilySearch Places. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Camden
 * 1734-1907 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1735-2006 (*) Allen County Public Library at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Church Records

City Directories

 * 1875-1961 Maine, U.S., City Directories, Camden at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Camden:
 * 1791-1926 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1824-1861 (*) Manuscript on Film; Maine Land Office at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1824-1964 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1825-1874 (*) Maine Land Agent; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1832-1853 (*) Maine Land Agent at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1836-1860 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only; (Lincoln County became part of Knox County in 1860)
 * 1841-1884 (*) Maine Land Agent; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1860-1920 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Maine Land and Property

Local Histories
Reuel Robinson, History of Camden and Rockport, Maine (Camden, Maine : Camden Publishing Company, c1907). ..

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Camden at HomeTownLocator
 * Camden at FamilySearch Places
 * Camden at Google Maps
 * Camden at Maine.gov
 * Camden at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Maine at Old-Maps.com
 * Maine Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * 1784-2023 York County, Maine Newspaper Archive at York Public Library - index & images

Other Town Records
In Maine, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are Camden town records available online:
 * 1790-1891 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Camden town records are preserved at Rockport, Maine. A microfilm copy is available from FamilySearch Centers on including town records 1791-1818; warnings out of town; minutes of town meetings; roads; strays; deaths 1835-1891; boundaries; accounts; list of jurors; intentions of marriage 1790-1844; marriage records 1792-1841; family records listing births and deaths; Intentions of marriage and marriage records 1844-1891.

Probate Records
In Maine, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Camden:
 * 1584-1999 Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1640-1760 (*) Compiled and Edited with Notes by William M. Sargent at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1760-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1861-1915 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection, images
 * Maine Probate Records

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Bangor Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Ellsworth Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Farmington Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Oxford Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Portland Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Rockland Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Waterville Maine FamilySearch Center
 * Camden Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Maine State Library - an affiliate library
 * Scarborough Public Library - an affiliate library