Knox County, Maine

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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Knox County'''  
  
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== County Courthouse  ==
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[http://knoxcountymaine.gov/ Knox County Courthouse]<br>;62 Union Street PO Box 885<br>Rockland, ME 04841-0885<br>Phone: 207.594.9379<br><br>Town Clerks have birth, marriage, and death records. <br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records. <br>Probate Court has probate records from 1860. <br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1860.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Knox County, Maine page 304, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
 
[http://knoxcountymaine.gov/ Knox County Courthouse]<br>;62 Union Street PO Box 885<br>Rockland, ME 04841-0885<br>Phone: 207.594.9379<br><br>Town Clerks have birth, marriage, and death records. <br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records. <br>Probate Court has probate records from 1860. <br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1860.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Knox County, Maine page 304, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
  
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*Named for American Revolutionary war general and Secretary of War, Henry Knox, who lived in the county from 1795 until his death in 1806.
 
*Named for American Revolutionary war general and Secretary of War, Henry Knox, who lived in the county from 1795 until his death in 1806.
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==== Parent County  ====
 
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Created 1 April 1860 from [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln]] and [[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo]] counties. <ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092&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>  
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Created 1 April 1860 from [[Lincoln County, Maine|Lincoln]] and [[Waldo County, Maine|Waldo]] counties. <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>  
  
 
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*[[Rockland Maine Family History Center]]
 
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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/knox/meknox.htm The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Knox County  
 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/knox/meknox.htm The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Knox County  
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[[Maine, Knox County Cemetery Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Maine, Knox County Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
 
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Revision as of 21:45, 31 December 2012

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Contents

County Courthouse

Knox County Courthouse
;62 Union Street PO Box 885
Rockland, ME 04841-0885
Phone: 207.594.9379

Town Clerks have birth, marriage, and death records.
Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records.
Probate Court has probate records from 1860.
Register of Deeds has land records from 1860.[1]

History

Gen. Henry Knox, U.S. Army
  • Named for American Revolutionary war general and Secretary of War, Henry Knox, who lived in the county from 1795 until his death in 1806.

Parent County

Created 1 April 1860 from Lincoln and Waldo counties. [1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

City
  • Rockland
Towns
  • Appleton 1829
  • Camden1791
  • Cushing 1789
  • Friendship 1807
  • Hope 1804
  • Isle au Haut 1847
  • North Haven 1846
  • Owls Head 1921
  • Rockport 1891
  • Saint George 1803
  • South Thomaston 1848
  • Thomaston 1777
  • Union 1786
  • Vinalhaven 1789
  • Warren 1776
  • Washington 1811
Plantation
  • Matinicus Isle
Unorganized territory
  • Criehaven
Communities
  • Camden
  • Thomaston
Villages
  • Hibberts Corner
  • Port Clyde

Neighboring Counties

Lincoln | Waldo

Resources

Cemeteries

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Main, Knox County Cemetery Records, (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Church

Court

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Maine, Knox County Probate Estate Files (FanilySearch Histoarical Records)

Gazetteers

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Web Sites

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Maine, Knox County Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 (FamilySearch Historical Records)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Knox County, Maine page 304, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
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