Cumberland County, Maine

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United States Maine Cumberland County

County Courthouse

Cumberland County Courthouse
142 Federal Street
Portland, Me 04101-4151
Phone: 207.871.8380

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

Created 28 March 1760 from York County. ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Parts were taken for:
- Oxford County 4 March 1805. ^[1]
- Franklin County 20 March 1838. ^[1]
- Androscoggin County 18 March 1854. ^[1]

Record Loss

Places / Localities

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Modern town borders in Cumberland County, Maine.

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Populated Places

Cities

• Portland • South Portland • Westbrook

Towns

Baldwin
Bridgton
Brunswick
Cape Elizabeth
Casco
Chebeague Island
Cumberland
Falmouth
Freeport

Frye Island
Gorham
Gray
Harpswell
Harrison
Long Island
Naples
New Gloucester

North Yarmouth
Pownal
Raymond
Scarborough
Sebago
Standish
Windham
Yarmouth

Communities

Bridgton
Brunswick
Brunswick Station
Cumberland Center

Falmouth Foreside
Freeport
Gorham
Little Falls-South Windham

North Windham
Scarborough
Yarmouth

Neighboring Counties

Androscoggin | Oxford | Sagadahoc | York

Resources

Cemeteries

BillionGraves:

Westbrook Historical Society:

City of Westbrook Cemeteries

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.

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Major Repositories	Maine State Archives · Maine State Library · Maine Historical Society · Cutler Memorial Library (Farmington) · Univeristy of Maine at Orono · Allen County Public Library · New England Historic Genealogical Society · National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)

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 == County Courthouse  ==
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 ==== Parent County  ====
-*Created 28 March 1760 from [[York County, Maine|York]] County. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
+*Created 28 March 1760 from [[York County, Maine|York]] County. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
 ==== Boundary Changes  ====
 *Parts were taken for:
-**[[Oxford County, Maine|Oxford]] County 4 March 1805. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
+**[[Oxford County, Maine|Oxford]] County 4 March 1805. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
-**[[Franklin County, Maine|Franklin]] County 20 March 1838. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
+**[[Franklin County, Maine|Franklin]] County 20 March 1838. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
-**[[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin]] County 18 March 1854. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
+**[[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin]] County 18 March 1854. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref>
 === Record Loss  ===
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 ==== Neighboring Counties  ====
 [[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin]] | [[Oxford County, Maine|Oxford]] | [[Sagadahoc County, Maine|Sagadahoc]] | [[York County, Maine|York]]
 == Resources  ==