Waldo County, Maine Records
Waldo County, Maine (Map It) was created on February 7, 1827 from parts of Hancock County, Kennebec County and Lincoln County. This county was named in honor of Samuel Waldo, Maine landowner and a colonial soldier in the 1745 siege of Louisbourg.Learn More About State of Maine History
Waldo County is bordered by Penobscot County (northeast), Hancock County (east), Knox County (south), Lincoln County (southwest), Kennebec County (west), Somerset County (northwest).
Waldo County Cities and Towns include Belfast, Belmont, Brooks, Burnham, Frankfort, Freedom, Islesboro, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Lincolnville, Monroe, Montville, Morrill, Northport, Palermo, Prospect, Searsmont, Searsport, Stockton Springs, Swanville, Thorndike, Troy, Unity, Waldo, Winterport.
MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old Maine maps.
Waldo County, Maine Courthouse Records
Waldo County, ME Courthouse
The Waldo County Courthouse is located in Belfast, Maine. Learn More About State of Maine Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Waldo county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- Waldo County Registry of Deeds has Land Records:1789; Includes Hancock deeds covering Waldo land before county formation.. The County Registry of Deeds is the place where all transactions of a Real Property nature are recorded so that the public is made aware of their existence. Deeds, mortgages, tax liens, water liens, declaration of homestead and many other kinds of documents regarding the title and ownership of real estate are noted permanently in official records.
- Waldo County Clerk of Probate Court has Probate Records:1827. The County Clerk of Probate Court has has had several relating definitions over the years: the Widows and Orphans Court; the Poor Court; and the Court of Protection. All of these terms fit the description of the Probate Court.The Probate Court carries out the following procedures: Adoptions, Guardianship of Minors, Guardianships, Conservatorships, Change of Names, Estates, Trusts and Beginning Sept. 18, 1999 - Support of Enforcement.
- Waldo County Town Clerks has copies of vital records (birth, marriage, divorce and death records). Clerks respond to inquiries regarding vital records, since most have indexes available. Some of the Clerks records have been transfered to the Maine State Archives
Waldo County, Maine Census Records
- Learn More: State of Maine Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Waldo County, Maine Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Maine Vital Records
- Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records: from 1923 to present. Records for 1892-1922 are available at the Maine State Archives
- Locations:Â Maine CDC office Vital Records, 244 Water Street, #11 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0011; PH: (207) 287-3181
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
Waldo County, Maine Resources
Waldo County, Maine External Links
- Maine Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Waldo County, Maine Books - Amazon
- Waldo Co., Maine - FindaGrave
- Maine Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Waldo County, Maine Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Maine (1785–1945)
- Waldo Co. MEGenweb
- Waldo County, Maine Ancestry Database Collections
- Waldo County, Maine Military Records
