Aroostook County, Maine Genealogy

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

Description
Aroostook County was named for Indian word meaning "beautiful river". The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Aroostook County Courthouse 144 Sweden Street Caribou, ME 04736 Phone: 207-498-8125 Aroostook County Website The County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1839. Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records. Probate Court 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:

Plantations: 

Extinct towns and plantations: Plantations: 

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

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

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. 1780-1999 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * Fairmont Cemetery Located south of Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine. Full name searches

Census Records

 * 1790 1790 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1800 1800 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1800-1890 Maine, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1810 1810 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1820 1820 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1830 1830 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1840 1840 United States Federal Census at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1850 1850 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1850-1880 Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1860 1860 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1870 1870 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1880 1880 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1890 1890 Veterans Schedules at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1900 1900 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1910 1910 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1920 1920 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1930 1930 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)
 * 1940 1940 United States Federal Census at Ancestry ($)

Church Records

 * 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

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1802-1839 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1808-1879 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1839-1866 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1846-1867 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1846-1883 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1865-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Image only
 * 1865-1903 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1866-1900 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Local Histories

 * Aroostook : Our Last Frontier : Maine's Picturesque Potato Empire. c1937. By Charles Morrow Wilson. Brattleboro, Vt.: S. Daye Press. Online at Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Aroostook. 2 parts in 1 volume. c1922. Part 1 by Edward Wiggin, Part 2 by George H. Collins. [Presque Isle, Maine : Star-Herald Press]. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($);.
 * A History of Three Corners. 1971. By Roger C. Storms. Lee, Maine : Lee Academy. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Military Records
Revolutionary War Civil War Regiments. Civil War service men in Aroostook 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:
 * 1676-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1718-1957 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images
 * 1862-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * Linda J. Zapatka, transcribed by. Aroostook County towns that sent men to the Civil War : where the men lived before the war, their enlistment records, if they survived, did they return to the county and if found, where they are buried. Caribou, Maine : Aroostook County Genealogy Society, 2015. FHL 974.11 M2z
 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Cavalry

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
 * 1918-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index/images

Newspapers
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
 * 1863-1865, 1877 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1875-1876 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1876-1877 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Obituaries

 * 2001-2014 Currentobituary.com index, 2001-2014 at FamilySearch.org - How to Use This Collection

Probate Records
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 — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1837-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1839-1895 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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
 * 1863-1865, 1877 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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
 * 1839-1892 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

 * Caribou Maine Family History Center


 * Fort Fairfield Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Maine Genealogy Website

Societies
Aroostook Genealogy Society Website

Websites

 * The Aroostook County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Aroostook County
 * Aroostook 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.