Hancock County, Maine Genealogy

United States &gt; Maine &gt; Hancock County

County Courthouse
Hancock County Courthouse 50 State Street Ellsworth, ME 04605 Phone. 207.667.9542 Town Clerks have birth, marriage and death records; Clerk, Superior Court has divorce and court records; Probate Office has probate records; Register of Deeds has land records; County Clerk has marriage records 1789-1891

Parent County
Created 25 June 1789 from Lincoln County.

Boundary Changes

 * Two partitions:
 * Penobscot County 15 February 1816.
 * Waldo County 7 February 1827.

City

 * Ellsworth

Neighboring Counties
Penobscot | Waldo | Washington

Libraries, Archives, Museums
Abbe Museum "Inspiring New Learning About the Wabanaki Nations with Every Visit" Two Locations: 26 Mount Desert Street Bar Harbor, Maine 04609  Abbe at Sieur de Monts Spring Acadia National Park  (207) 288-3519 [mailto:info@abbemuseum.org info@abbemuseum.org]

Family history Centers

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

Web Sites

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