Hancock County, Maine

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United States Maine Hancock County

	Maine Online Records

County Courthouse

Hancock County Courthouse
50 State Street
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Phone. 207.667.9542

Town Clerks have birth, marriage and death records.
Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records.
Probate Office has probate records.
Register of Deeds has land records.
County Clerk has marriage records 1789-1891. ^[1]

History

Parent County

Created 25 June 1789 from Lincoln County. ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Two partitions:
- Penobscot County 15 February 1816. ^[1]
- Waldo County 7 February 1827. ^[1]

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

City

Ellsworth

Towns

Amherst
Aurora
Bar Harbor
Blue Hill
Brooklin
Brooksville
Bucksport
Castine
Cranberry Isles
Dedham
Deer Isle
Eastbrook

Franklin
Frenchboro
Gouldsboro
Great Pond
Hancock
Lamoine
Mariaville
Mount Desert
Orland
Osborn
Otis
Penobscot

Sedgwick
Sorrento
Southwest Harbor
Stonington
Sullivan
Surry
Swan's Island
Tremont
Trenton
Verona Island
Waltham
Winter Harbor

Unorganized territories

Central Hancock: Fletchers Landing
Eagle Island
East Hancock:
- Township 3 North Division and Strip North
- Township 4 North Division and Strip North (aka Oqiton Township)
- Township 7 South Division
- Township 9 South Division
- Township 10 South Division
- Township 16 Middle Division
- Township 22 Middle Division
- Township 28 Middle Division
- Township 34 Middle Division
- Township 35 Middle Division
- Township 39 Middle Division
- Township 40 Middle Division
- Township 41 Middle Division
Northwest Hancock: Township 32 Middle Division

Communities

Bar Harbor

Bucksport

Villages

Bass Harbor
Islesford

Minturn

Northeast Harbor

Neighboring Counties

Penobscot | Waldo | Washington

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Gazetteers

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Libraries, Archives, Museums

Abbe Museum
"Inspiring New Learning About the Wabanaki Nations with Every Visit"

Two Locations:
26 Mount Desert Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609

Abbe at Sieur de Monts Spring
Acadia National Park

(207) 288-3519
info@abbemuseum.org

Family history Centers

Societies - Genealogical, Historical, Lineage

Web Sites

The Hancock County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
The USGenWeb Archives Project for Hancock County
The USGenWeb Archives Project for Hancock County (backup site)
FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Hancock County

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Hancock 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)

Migration Routes	Atlantic Coast Ports · Kenenbec River · Merrimack River · Penobscot River · Saco River · Saint John River (Maine) · Down East · Kennebunk Road · King's Highway

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 ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Hancock County'''
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+{{MEDC}}[[Image:Me-hancock.png|thumb|right|300px]]
-{{MEDC}}
+=== County Courthouse  ===
-[[Image:Me-hancock.png|thumb|right|300px|Me-hancock.png]]
-== County Courthouse  ==
 [http://co.hancock.me.us/ Hancock County Courthouse]<br>50 State Street<br>Ellsworth, ME 04605<br>Phone. 207.667.9542<br><br>Town Clerks have birth, marriage and death records.<br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records.<br>Probate Office has probate records.<br> Register of Deeds has land records. <br>County Clerk has marriage records 1789-1891. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Hancock County, Maine page 304, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
-== History  ==
+=== History  ===
 ==== Parent County  ====
-Created 25 June 1789 from [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln ]]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;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 25 June 1789 from [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln ]]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;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  ====
 *Two partitions:
-**[[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot]] County 15 February 1816. <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>
+**[[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot]] County 15 February 1816. <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>
-**[[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo]] County 7 February 1827. <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>
+**[[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo]] County 7 February 1827. <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>
 ==== Record Loss  ====
-== Places / Localities  ==
+=== Places / Localities  ===
 ==== Populated Places  ====
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 |}
 '''Unorganized territories'''
 *'''''Central Hancock:''''' Fletchers Landing
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 [[Penobscot County, Maine|Penobscot]] | [[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo]] | [[Washington County, Maine|Washington]]
-== Resources  ==
+=== Resources  ===
 ==== Cemeteries  ====
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 ==== Vital Records  ====
-== Libraries, Archives, Museums  ==
+=== Libraries, Archives, Museums  ===
 [http://abbemuseum.org Abbe Museum]<br>"Inspiring New Learning About the Wabanaki Nations with Every Visit"<br><br>Two Locations:<br>26 Mount Desert Street<br>Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 <br><br>Abbe at Sieur de Monts Spring<br>Acadia National Park<br><br>(207) 288-3519 <br>[mailto:info@abbemuseum.org info@abbemuseum.org]
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 *[[Ellsworth Maine Family History Center]]
-== Societies - Genealogical, Historical, Lineage  ==
+=== Societies - Genealogical, Historical, Lineage  ===
-== Web Sites  ==
+=== Web Sites  ===
 *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mehancoc/ The Hancock County MEGenWeb Project], an member of [[MEGenWeb|The MEGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]].
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 *{{FHL|Maine%2C+Hancock|subject|disp=FamilySearch.org}} Family History Library catalog for Hancock County
-== References  ==
+=== References  ===
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