Franklin County, Maine Genealogy

United States &gt; Maine &gt; Franklin County

County Courthouse
140 Main Street Farmington, Maine 04938

Parent County
Created 20 March 1838 from parts of Cumberland, Oxford, Kennebec and Somerset counties

Neighboring Counties
Androscoggin | Kennebec | Oxford | Somerset | Frontenac County, Quebec

Avon Valley Road Cemetery
Take the Avon Valley Road, off Route 4, in Avon. Go to the old school house. Cemetery is about 1/2 mile beyond the schoolhouse on the left. Can be seen from the road.

Day Mountain Cemetery
Located on Day Mountain Road near Avon/Temple Line In Terrible Condition No Roads in to it. Must Hike About 2 1/2 Miles

Knott Burial Plot
On the left North of the Townhouse 1.4 miles South of Phillips Townline

Newspapers
Maine Newspaper Archive. Indexes free; Digital page images $ (GenealogyBank $) Twenty-two early Maine 18th and 19th century newspapers, 1785-1898 online. Indexes (free); digital images ($). These newspapers are from Augusta, Bangor, Belfast, Brunswick, Castine, Eastport, Falmouth, Hallowell, Kennebunk, Portland, Saco and Wiscasset.

Tip: early Maine newspapers routinely reported on news, obituaries, births, marriages etc. from around the state. Be sure to search the indexes for all Maine newspapers to find your target ancestor.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * The Franklin County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Franklin County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Franklin County (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Franklin County