York County, Maine Genealogy

United States Maine  York County

Guide to York County Maine genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records. Clerk Court has divorce and court records. Register of Probate has death and probate records from 1637. Register of Deeds has land records from 1636.

History

 * History of York County, Maine. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers (1880) By W. Woodford Clayton. ebook at Internet Archive

Parent County
Created 25 Jun 1789 from Lincoln County.

Boundary Changes

 * Part taken off for Aroostook County 16 March 1839.

Populated Places
Cities          ▪ Biddeford           ▪ Saco

Towns

Communities

Villages          ▪ Bald Head           ▪ Cape Porpoise           ▪ York Cliffs

Neighboring Counties
Maine:  Cumberland | Oxford | New Hampshire:  Carroll | Rockingham | Strafford

Census

 * 1904 Transcription - only Kennebunkport

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Portsmouth,NH newspapers from the early 1900's covering local news that included residents from York County communities.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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