Waldo County, Maine Genealogy

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

Maine Online Genealogy Records

Description
Waldo County was named for Samuel Waldo. The county is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse

 * County Clerk has marriage records 1828-1887, divorce and court records from 1828.
 * City or Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records.
 * Probate Court has probate records.
 * Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1827 - Created 7 February 1827 from parts of Hancock and Lincoln counties.

Boundary Changes

 * 1860 - One part set off to create Knox County 1 April 1860.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
==== Neighboring Counties ====

Knox | Lincoln | Kennebec | Somerset | Penobscot | Hancock

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:

Extinct Towns North Anson

Biographies

 * Biographical Review : containing life sketches of leading citizens of Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo Counties, Maine. 1897. Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

Cemeteries

 * 1620-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1676-1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1718-2014 Maine, U.S., Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1718-2014 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
 * 1780-1990 Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)
 * 1780-1999 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1837 - 1965 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Land

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images
 * 1789-1827 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1791-1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1850-1954 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1861-1900 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1827-1900 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1828-1896 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1676 - 1918 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1718 - 1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Revolutionary War

 * 1835 - 1838 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Maine Infantry

World War I

 * 1914-1950 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Naturalization

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1918-1991 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)


 * Maine Newspaper Project at DigitalMaine Repository

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 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
 * 1825-1915 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1826-1892 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Vital Records

 * 1589-1966 - Maine, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1670 - 1921 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1802-1887 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1828-1849 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1892-1966 Maine Marriages, 1892 - 1966 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Births

 * 1743-1892 - Waldo County, Maine Births, 1743-1892: Belfast at Ancestry.com $

Deaths

 * 1743-1892 - Waldo County, Maine Deaths, 1743-1892: Belfast at Ancestry.com $

Societies and Libraries
Waldo County Genealogy Website

Family History Centers

 * Bangor Maine Family History Center
 * Ellsworth Maine Family History Center
 * Farmington Maine Family History Center
 * Oxford Maine 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

Websites

 * The Waldo County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Waldo County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Waldo County (backup site).
 * FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Catalog for Waldo County.