North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine Genealogy

Brief History
Additional data on North Yarmouth, Maine can be found in  WikiPedia: the Free Encyclopedia .

Cemeteries

 * Walnut Hill Cemetery located on the Walnut Hill Road, north of the Fire Station.
 * Pine Grove Cemetery located on Hallowell Road (Rt. 9), near the Pownal line.
 * Bowie Cemetery located on Cluff Road.
 * North Yarmouth Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Cumberland County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Maine were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Maine denominations, view the Maine Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in North Yarmouth, visit FamilySearch Places. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of North Yarmouth:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of North Yarmouth:


 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of North Yarmouth:

Probate Records
In Maine, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of North Yarmouth:


 * 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

Town Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Town Records
In Maine, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are North Yarmouth town records available online:

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. North Yarmouth Town Clerk 10 Village Square Road North Yarmouth, ME 04097 Phone: (207) 926-3705 Email:[mailto:townclerk@northyarmouth.org townclerk@northyarmouth.org] North Yarmouth Website

Births

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
 * 1701-1875 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1730-1898 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
 * To 1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Prior to 1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
 * 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index
 * To 1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Prior to 1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index and images
 * To 1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Prior to 1850 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index

Town Reports
The town of North Yarmouth kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when North Yarmouth kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistics information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)