Washington County, Maine Genealogy

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County Courthouse
47 Court Street, PO Box 297 Machias, Maine 04654-0297

Washington County; PO Box 297; Machias, ME 04654-0297; Ph. 207.255.3127 Details: (Twn Clks have b, m, d &amp; bur rec; Clk Cts has div &amp; ct rec from 1931, pro rec from 1785, land rec from 1783 &amp; nat rec from 1854; Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine has div &amp; ct rec before 1931) Towns Organized Before 1800: Addison 1797, Columbia 1796, Eastport 1798, Harrington 1797, Machias 1784, Steuben 1795

Parent County
Created 25 Jun 1789 from Lincoln County.

Boundary Changes

 * Part taken off for Aroostook County 16 March 1839.

Village

 * Forest City

Neighboring Counties
Aroostook | Hancock | Penobscot | New Brunswick counties: Charlotte | York

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

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

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Maine, Washington County Courthouse Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)