Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy

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

Description
Adroscoggin County was named for the Androscoggin tribe. The county is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Androscoggin County Courthouse 2 Turner St Auburn, ME 04210 Phone: 207-330-7500 Androscoggin County Website

Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1854, City Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce and burial records. Register of Probate has probate records.

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 — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1676-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1718-2014 Maine, U.S., Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1718-2014 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1780-1990 Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
 * ca. 1780-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * ca. 1780-1999 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Census Records

 * 1790 1790 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1790 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1800 1800 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1800 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1800-1890 All Maine, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890 Results at Ancestry ($)
 * 1810 1810 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1810 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1820 1820 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1820 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1830 1830 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1830 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1840 1840 United States Federal Census, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1840 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1850 1850 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1850 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1850 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1860 1860 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1860 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1870 1870 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1870 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1880 1880 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1880 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1890 1890 Veterans Schedules, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1890 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1900 1900 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1900 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1910 1910 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1910 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1920 1920 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1920 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1930 1930 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1930 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1930 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection
 * 1940 1940 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1940 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection

Church Records

 * 1787-1922 New England, Select United Methodist Church Records, 1787-1922 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1800-1947 U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1841-1893 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Directories

 * 1860 Lewiston & Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, 1860 Directory at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1864 The Lewiston and Auburn directory at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1905 The town register, Wayne, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds, Greene : 1905 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1908 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory, 1908 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1909 The town register, East Livermore, Livermore, Jay, 1909 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1909 The Webster, West Gardiner, Litchfield, and Monmouth register, 1909 at Ancestry.com ($)

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1873-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only

Funeral Homes

 * 1840-1893 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1854-1909 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1854-1923 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1858 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Local Histories

 * Atlas and History of Androscoggin County, Maine. 1873. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Sanford Everts & Co. Online at:FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
 * History of Androscoggin County, Maine. 1891. Edited by Georgia Drew Merrill. Boston, Mass. : W.A. Fergusson. Online at:  FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.
 * Maine Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1858 A topographical map of Androscoggin County, Maine; showing landowners.
 * Map of Androscoggin County, ME, ME HomeTownLocator
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1676-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Revolutionary War
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images

Civil War Regiments. Civil War service men in Androscoggin County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in this county:
 * 1862-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Infantry, Companies F, H and K.
 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, Companies F, H and K.
 * - 5th Regiment, Maine Infantry, Companies E and K.

World War I
 * 1914-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1918-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images

Newspapers

 * 1785-1950 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.
 * 1800s-1999 Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * Maine Newspaper Project at DigitalMaine Repository

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1584-1999 Maine Wills and Probate Records 1584-1999 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1760-1979 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1854-1892  at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1854-1892  at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1854-1918 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1854-1919 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1854-1979 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-2005 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1854-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Birth

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1715-1922 Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Marriage

 * 1589-1966 Maine, United States Marriages at at FindMyPast — index, ($) — index $
 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1670-1921 Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1713-1922 Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1771-1907 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1827-1881 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1892-1966; 1977-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1892-1996 Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1892-1966 Maine Marriages, 1892 - 1966 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Death

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1761-1922 Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1841-1910 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1960-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1960-1997 Maine, Death Index, 1960-1997, at Ancestry.com ($)

Family History Centers

 * Farmington Maine Family History Center
 * Oxford Maine Family History Center
 * Randolph New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rockland Maine Family History Center
 * Waterville Maine Family History Center


 * Camden Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Maine State Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library 70 Campus Avenue Lewiston, Maine 04240 Phone: 207-786-6342 Email: [mailto:muskie@bates.edu muskie@bates.edu] Website

Societies
Androscoggin Historical Society 2 Turner St., #8, (County Bldg) Auburn, ME 04210 Phone: 207-784-0586 or 207-786-2129 Email: [mailto:info@androhist.org info@androhist.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * The Androscoggin County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Androscoggin County
 * Androscoggin County, Maine History and Genealogy (Genealogy Trails)


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.