Hancock County, Maine Records

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Hancock County, Maine Courthouse Records
Hancock County, Maine Census Records
Hancock County, Maine Vital Records
Hancock County, Maine Resources
Hancock County, Maine External Links

Hancock County, Maine (Map It) was created on June 25, 1789 from part of Lincoln County (originally Hancock County, Massachusetts). This county was named in honor of John Hancock (1737–1793), the Founding Father and president of the convention that produced the United States Declaration of Independence.

Hancock County is bordered by Penobscot County, Washington County (northeast), Waldo County (west).

Hancock County Cities and Towns include Amherst, Aurora, Bar Harbor, Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Bucksport, Castine, Cranberry Isles, Dedham, Deer Isle, Eastbrook, Ellsworth, Franklin, Frenchboro, Gouldsboro, Great Pond, Hancock, Lamoine, Mariaville, Mount Desert, Orland, Osborn, Otis, Penobscot, Prospect Harbor, Sedgwick, Sorrento, Southwest Harbor, Stonington, Sullivan, Surry, Swan%27s Island, Tremont, Trenton, Verona Island, Waltham, Winter Harbor.

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Hancock County, Maine Courthouse Records

Hancock County, Maine Courthouse
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Hancock County, ME Courthouse

The Hancock County Courthouse is located in Ellsworth, 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 Hancock 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.

  • Hancock County Registry of Deeds has Land Records:1790. 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.
  • Hancock County Clerk of Probate Court has Probate Records:1790. 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.
  • Hancock 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

Hancock County, Maine Census Records

Hancock County, Maine Vital Records

Hancock County, Maine Resources

Hancock County, Maine External Links

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