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Maine Cumberland County
Guide to Cumberland County Maine genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Cumberland County, Maine | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Maine | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | March 28, 1760 |
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| County Seat | Portland |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Cumberland County Courthouse 142 Federal Street Portland, Me 04101-4151 Phone: 207.871.8380 Cumberland County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has death, probate and land records from 1760.
City or Town Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records. [1]
History
Parent County
Boundary Changes
- Parts were taken for:
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Towns
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Communities
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Neighboring Counties: Androscoggin | Oxford | Sagadahoc | York
Resources
Cemeteries
BillionGraves:
- Calvary Cemetery, South Portland
- Gray Village Cemetery, Gray
- Lower Corner Cemetery, New Gloucester
- Moss Side Cemetery, Cumberland Center
- North Raymond Cemetery, Raymond
Westbrook Historical Society:
Maine Catholic Cemetery Committee's Online Databases: There are 65 catholic cemeteries in this diocese and they are slowly being put online.
Census
- 1905 Transcription - only Scarboro
Church
Court
Gazetteers
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- The Cumberland County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cumberland County
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cumberland County (backup site)
- FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Cumberland County
- Westbrook Historical Society Collections
- Cumberland County Genealogy (Maine Genealogy)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Cumberland County, Maine page 304, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Before an extinct town was discontinued, it created official town records of interest to genealogists. For preservation these records were usually turned over to a nearby functioning town in the same county.
- ↑ Michael J. Leclerc, Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research, 5th ed. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012), 95. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974 D27g 2012.
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