Sagadahoc County, Maine Genealogy
Guide to Sagadahoc County, Maine ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Sagadahoc County, Maine | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Maine, United States Genealogy | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | March 14, 1854 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Bath |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Sagadahoc County Courthouse PO Box 246 Bath, ME 04530-0246 Phone: 207.443.8200 Sagadahoc County Website |
Contents
- 1 Description
- 2 Sagadahoc County, Maine Record Dates
- 3 County Courthouse
- 4 History
- 5 Places / Localities
- 6 Resources
- 7 Societies and Libraries
- 8 Websites
- 9 References
Description[edit | edit source]
Sagadahoc County was named for the Indian word meaning "mouth of the big river". The county is located in the southwestern area of the state.[1]
Sagadahoc County, Maine Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1892 | 1892 | 1892 | 1854 | 1854 | 1854 | 1790 |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
- Town Clerks have birth, marriage and death records.
- Clerk District Court has divorce records.
- Clerk Superior Court has court records.
- 1854 - Register of Probate has probate records from 1854.
- 1854 - Register of Deeds has land records from 1854. [3]
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1854 - Created 14 March 1854 from Lincoln County. [4]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Places / Localities[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties
Cumberland | Androscoggin | Kennebec | Lincoln
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this census area:[5]
| Cities | ||
| Towns | ||
| Villages | ||
| Census-designated places | ||
| Unorganized territories | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| Findagrave.com | Family History Library | Findagrave.com |
| USGenWeb Archives | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
| Tombstone Project | FamilySearch Places | |
| ME Interment | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| See Maine Cemeteries for more information. | ||
- 1620-2014 - Maine, Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1620-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1676-1918 - Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1780-1999 - Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1860 | 21,790 | — |
| 1870 | 18,803 | −13.7% |
| 1880 | 19,272 | 2.5% |
| 1890 | 19,452 | 0.9% |
| 1900 | 20,330 | 4.5% |
| 1910 | 18,574 | −8.6% |
| 1920 | 23,021 | 23.9% |
| 1930 | 16,927 | −26.5% |
| 1940 | 19,123 | 13.0% |
| 1950 | 20,911 | 9.3% |
| 1960 | 22,793 | 9.0% |
| 1970 | 23,452 | 2.9% |
| 1980 | 28,795 | 22.8% |
| 1990 | 33,535 | 16.5% |
| 2000 | 35,214 | 5.0% |
| 2010 | 35,293 | 0.2% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Maine denominations, view the Maine Church Records wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court[edit | edit source]
- 1718-1957 - Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
- 1837 - 1965 - Maine & Massachusetts Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen 1837-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Land[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Maine Land and Property for additional information about early Maine land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
- 1718-1957 - Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1826-1854 Lincoln deeds, western district - index 1826-1854 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1826-1856 Lincoln deeds, western district 1826-1856 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1835-1838 Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications, 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images
- 1854-1863 Deeds, 1854-1863 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1854-1869 index 1854-1869 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1855-1902 Maine, Sagadahoc County deed books, 1855-1902 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Sagadahoc County, Maine Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Maine Local Histories.
- The Kennebec Valley. 1887. By Seth Harding Whitney. Augusta, Maine. : Sprague, Burleigh & Flynt. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
for more resources
Military[edit | edit source]
- 1676 -1918 - Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1718 - 1957 - Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]
- 1835 - 1838 - Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications 1835-1838 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Regiments. Service men in Sagadahoc County, Maine Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Sagadahoc County, Maine Genealogy:
- - 3rd Regiment, Maine Infantry , Company A
Online Records
- 1962 - 1865 - Maine, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
World War I[edit | edit source]
- 1914-1950 - Maine, State Archives, World War I (WWI) Grave Cards, 1914-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1917-1919 - Maine, World War I Draft Registration Index, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- 1718-1957 - Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1833-1868 - Maine, Bath, Seamen's Proofs of Citizenship, 1833-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1918-1991 - Maine, United States Naturalization Records, 1918-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Finding More Maine Newspapers[edit source]
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Sagadahoc County, Maine Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Sagadahoc County, Maine Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
Probate[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Records
- 1584-1999 Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
- 1760-1979 Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979 at FamilySearch.org - How to use this collection - images
- 1854-2007 Maine, Sagadahoc County probate records, 1854-2007 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1854-1901 Probate records 1854-1901; docket 1854-1876 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Maine tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the records.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
In Maine, vital records are kept by town clerks or selectmen. Although some towns have existed since the 1650s, most vital records date from about 1700. The vital statistics are often arranged by family. For more information, see the Wiki page for the town and the Wiki page, Maine Vital Records.
- 1589-1966 - Maine, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1670 - 1921 - Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- 1848-1917 Town and vital records, 1848-1917 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1790-1892 Miscellaneous records Bath, Arrowsic, Georgetown, Winslow, Maine at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Topsham Maine Family History Center
Pinewood Dr
Topsham, ME 04086
Phone: 207-725-8427
Email: ME_Topsham@familyhistorymail.org
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- The Sagadahoc County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Sagadahoc County
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Sagadahoc County (backup site)
- FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Catalog for Sagadahoc County
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sagadahoc County, Maine" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagadahoc_County,_Maine."
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sagadahoc County, Maine. Page 304-305 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 275.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sagadahoc County, Maine page 305, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sagadahoc County, Maine," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagadahoc_County,_Maine, accessed 24 July 2019.
- ↑ (For further details see Maine Townships.)
