Castle Hill, Aroostook County, Maine Genealogy

Description

 * Castle Hill, Maine.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Castle Hill Town Clerk
Castle Hill Town Clerk P.O. Box 500 Mapleton, ME 04757 Telephone: (207)764-3754 Fax: (207)764-3754 E-mail:[mailto:sues@mapleton.me sues@mapleton.me] Website

Births

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1864-1891 (*) 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
 * 1864-1891 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1864-1891 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Town Reports
The town of Castle Hill kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Castle Hill 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.)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Castle Hill Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Aroostook 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 Castle Hill, 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 Castle Hill:

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Castle Hill:
 * 1808-1879 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1824-1861 (*) Manuscript on Film; Maine Land Office at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1824-1964 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1825-1874 (*) Maine Land Agent; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1832-1853 (*) Maine Land Agent at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1841-1884 (*) Maine Land Agent; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1846-1867 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1846-1883 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1865-1900 Register of Deeds, Houlton at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; image only
 * 1865-1903 (*) Manuscript on Digital Images at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * 1866-1900 (*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Maine Land and Property

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

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Castle Hill at HomeTownLocator
 * Castle Hill at FamilySearch Places
 * Castle Hill at Google Maps
 * Castle Hill at Maine.gov
 * Castle Hill at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Maine at Old-Maps.com
 * Maine Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Maine Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Other 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 Castle Hill town records available online:


 * 1864-1891 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Probate Records
In Maine, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Castle Hill:
 * 1584-1999 Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1640-1760 (*) Compiled and Edited with Notes by William M. Sargent at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1760-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1837-2007 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, images
 * Maine Probate Records

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Caribou Maine Family History Center
 * Fort Fairfield Public Library - an affiliate library