Aroostook County, Maine Records
Aroostook County, Maine (Map It) was created on March 16, 1839 from parts of Penobscot County, and Washington County. This county was named for a Native American word meaning beautiful river.
Aroostook County is bordered by Washington County (southeast), Penobscot County (south), Piscataquis County (south), Somerset County (southwest).
Aroostook County Cities and Towns include Allagash, Amity, Ashland, Bancroft, Benedicta, Blaine, Bridgewater, Caribou, Castle Hill, Caswell, Chapman, Crystal, DickeyAroostook County#cite note-4, Dyer Brook, Eagle Lake, Easton, Fort Fairfield, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Grand Isle, Hamlin, Hammond, Haynesville, Hersey, Hodgdon, Houlton, Island Falls, Limestone, Linneus, Littleton, Ludlow, Macwahoc Plantation, Madawaska, Mapleton, Mars Hill, Masardis, Merrill, Monticello, Moro Plantation, Nashville Plantation, New Canada, New Limerick, New Sweden, Oakfield, Orient, Oxbow, Perham, Portage Lake, Presque Isle, Reed Plantation, St. Agatha, St. Francis, Saint John Plantation, Sherman, Silver Ridge Township, Smyrna, Stockholm, Van Buren, Wade, Wallagrass, Washburn, Weeksboro, Westfield, Westmanland, Weston, Winterville Plantation, Woodland.
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Aroostook County, Maine Courthouse Records
Aroostook County, ME Courthouse
The Aroostook County Courthouse is located in Houlton, 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 Aroostook 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.
- Aroostook County Registry of Deeds has Land Records:1839. 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.
- Aroostook County Clerk of Probate Court has Probate Records:1839; Previous deeds dealing with Washington County land from 1808, now in Aroostook, are located here as well.. 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.
- Aroostook 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
Aroostook County, Maine Census Records
- Learn More: State of Maine Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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
Aroostook 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: Maine CDC office Vital Records, 244 Water Street, #11 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0011; PH: (207) 287-3181
- Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
Aroostook County, Maine Resources
Aroostook County, Maine External Links
- Maine Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Aroostook County, Maine Books - Amazon
- Aroostook Co., Maine - FindaGrave
- Maine Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Aroostook County, Maine Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Maine (1785–1945)
- Aroostook Co. MEGenweb
- Aroostook County, Maine Ancestry Database Collections
- Aroostook County, Maine Military Records