Starks, Somerset County, Maine Genealogy

Brief History
Additional data on Starks, Maine can be found in  WikiPedia: the Free Encyclopedia .

Cemeteries
Town-maintained cemeteries:
 * Brake Hill on Industry Road
 * Churchill on New Sharon Road
 * Didson on Mayhew and Remick Roads
 * Fairbanks on Sawyers Mills Rd
 * Greenleaf on New Sharon Road
 * Piper on Sandy River Road
 * Williamson on Sandy River Road

Other private cemeteries & burial grounds:
 * Abbott on New Sharon Road
 * Bickford on Anson Road
 * Butler Hill/Lemon Stream on Sawyers Mills Road
 * Farnsworth on Sterry Hill Road
 * Fish/ Witham on Witham Corner and the intersection of New Sharon Road and Sandy River Road
 * Frederic on Chicken Street
 * Heaven’s Gate on Sandy River Road*Hilton on Anson Road and Dill Road intersection
 * Hooker on Poor Farm Road near Brann’s Mills Road
 * Locke-Fish on Cemetery Road
 * McLaughlin on Dill Road
 * Quimby/ Melancon on Anson Road
 * Westfall on Ricci Road

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 Starks, 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 Starks:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Starks:
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Starks:

Probate Records
In Maine, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Starks:
 * 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
 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, images

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 Starks town records available online:

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Starks Town Clerk 10 Locke Hill Road Starks, ME 04911 Phone: (207) 696-8069 Email:[mailto:townofstarks@gmail.com townofstarks@gmail.com] Starks Website

Births

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
 * 1830-1887 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
 * 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
 * 1830-1887 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
 * 1830-1887 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
 * 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index