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Guide to '''Androscoggin County, Maine ancestry, family history, and genealogy''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.<br>

<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Maine Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div>{{Infobox U.S. County 
| county = Androscoggin County 
| county_map = Me-androscoggin.png 
| state = Maine
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| longd = 
| founded year = 1854
| founded date = March 18
| seat = [[Auburn, Maine|Auburn]] 
| building image = 
| building address = Androscoggin County Courthouse<br> 2 Turner St<br>Auburn, ME 04210<br>Phone: 207.753-2500<br>[http://www.androscoggincountymaine.gov/ '''Website'''] }} 

==== Description ====  

Adroscoggin County was named for the Androscoggin tribe. The county is located in the southwestern area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Androscoggin, Maine" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androscoggin_County,_Maine."</ref>

====Androscoggin County, Maine Record Dates====

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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Androscoggin County, Maine. Page 304-305 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=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.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1892 
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1851
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1892
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1854
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1854
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1854
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1790
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| colspan="7"| <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1892. General compliance year unknown.</center>
|}

=== County Courthouse  ===
[[Image:Maine, Androscoggin County Courthouse.png|250px|right]]
'''Androscoggin County Building - Auburn, Maine'''<br>2 Turner Street<br>Auburn, ME 04210<br>207-753-2500<br>[https://www.androscoggincountymaine.gov/ Website]
*''Clerk Superior Court'' has divorce and court records from 1854.<br>
*''City Clerk'' has birth, marriage, divorce and burial records.<br>
*''Register of Probate'' has probate records.<br>
*''Register of Deeds'' has land records. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Androscoggin County, Maine page 304, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>

=== History  ===

==== Parent County  ====

'''1854''' - Created 18 March 1854 from parts of [[Cumberland County, Maine Genealogy|Cumberland]], [[Oxford County, Maine Genealogy|Oxford]], [[Kennebec County, Maine Genealogy|Kennebec]] and [[Lincoln County, Maine Genealogy|Lincoln]] counties.<ref name="HBG" />

==== Boundary Changes  ====

==== Record Loss  ====

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
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=== Places / Localities  ===

==== Neighboring Counties ====
[[Cumberland County, Maine Genealogy|Cumberland]] | [[Oxford County, Maine Genealogy|Oxford]] | [[Franklin County, Maine Genealogy|Franklin]] | [[Kennebec County, Maine Genealogy|Kennebec]] |  [[Sagadahoc County, Maine Genealogy|Sagadahoc]]{{MEAndroscogginCoTownsMap}}

==== Populated Places ====
{{ME Places Intro|Androscoggin}}
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://maine.hometownlocator.com/me/Androscoggin/ Hometown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this census area:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Androscoggin_County, Maine," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androscoggin_County,_Maine, accessed 27 February 2019.</ref>

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* [[Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Auburn]]</div>
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* [[Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Lewiston]]</div>
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* [[Durham, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Durham]]
* [[Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Greene]]
* [[Leeds, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Leeds]]
* [[Lisbon, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Lisbon]]</div>
| towns-col2=<div>
* [[Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Livermore]]
* [[Livermore Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Livermore Falls]]
* [[Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Mechanic Falls]]
* [[Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Minot]]</div>
| towns-col3=<div>
* [[Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Poland]]
* [[Sabattus, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Sabattus]]
* [[Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Turner]]
* [[Wales, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Wales]]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Livermore,_Maine East Livermore]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Poland,_Maine East Poland]</div>
| unincorp-col2=<div>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Turner,_Maine North Turner]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Minot,_Maine West Minot]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Poland,_Maine West Poland]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon_Falls,_Maine Lisbon Falls]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livermore_Falls_(CDP),_Maine Livermore Falls]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanic_Falls_(CDP),_Maine Mechanic Falls]</div>
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* [[Danville, Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy|Danville]]</div>
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=== Resources  ===

==== Cemeteries  ====

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| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''List of Cemeteries in the county'''
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | {{FHL|487692|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Maine/Androscoggin-County?id=county_1211 Findagrave.com]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~meandros/cemetery/ MEGenWeb]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Androscoggin+Maine&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Billion Graves]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/androscoggin/meandros.html USGenWeb Archives]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395475&reqParentsLabel=Androscoggin%2C%20Maine%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://usgwtombstones.org/maine/androscoggin.html Tombstone Project]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.interment.net/us/me/androscoggin.htm MEInterment]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://billiongraves.com/pages/search/# Billion Graves]  
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="3" | See [[Maine Cemeteries|Maine Cemeteries]] for more information.
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*'''1620-2014''' - {{RecordSearch|2523434|Maine, Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1620-2014}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine,_Tombstone_Inscriptions, Surname Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1676-1918''' - {{RecordSearch|1985567|Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1780-1990''' - {{RecordSearch|2242151|Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1780-1999''' - {{RecordSearch|2242146|Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] - [[Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]

==== Census Records ====

{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androscoggin_County,_Maine#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]    		 	 		 	 	 	 		 	 		 	 		 		 		 			 	  		 	  	 		 		 	      		 		  		  		 	 		  		 	 		 	 		     		 
|1860 |29726		 	             		 		         		 	     			 		 		   	 	
|1870 |35866                                  		 		           		 		      		  
|1880 |45042                                          		 	    		 	        	 	
|1890 |48968                		 	                                   		 	  
|1900 |54242 	 		 	  		 	 		 	 	  	  	       		 		 	    		 				 		  		 	 	  		 	  		 	 		 	 		 		                          
|1910 |59822     		 	  		 	 		 	 		 		 		 	  	 		 	  		 		    		 		                                    
|1920 |65796                	 		                     		 		                 
|1930 |71214		 	           		 	        		 	  		 	  		  	 		 		    		 	 		 		 		 		     		 			 	     		 	 		 	  		 	  		 		 		 	 		 	    
|1940 |76679  		 		           		 		                		 		 		 	    		 	 		 	 		 		    		 	 		 		  		 	     	 		    	 	  		  		 	 
|1950 |83594                                         		     		 	       		   
|1960 |86312                                                        
|1970 |91279                                                        
|1980 |99657                                                       
|1990 |105259                                                       
|2000 |103793                                                          
|2010 |107702                                                       
}}
*'''1790''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5058/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1790 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1790''' - {{RecordSearch|1803959|United States Census, 1790 Description}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1790 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1800''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1800 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1800''' - {{RecordSearch|1804228|United States Census, 1800}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1800 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1800-1890''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3551/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 All Maine, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890 Results], Ancestry $
*'''1810''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1810 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1810''' - {{RecordSearch|1803765|United States Census, 1810}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1810 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1820''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7734/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1820 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1820''' - {{RecordSearch|1803955|United States Census, 1820}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1820 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1830''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8058/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1830 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1830''' - {{RecordSearch|1803958|United States Census, 1830}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1830 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1840''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8057/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1840 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1840''' - {{RecordSearch|1786457|United States Census, 1840}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1840 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1850''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1850 United States Federal Census], Ancestry $
*'''1850''' - {{RecordSearch|1401638|United States Census, 1850}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1850 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1850''' - {{RecordSearch|1420441|United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, Mortality Schedules, 1850 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1860''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1860 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1860''' - {{RecordSearch|1473181|United States Census, 1860}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1860 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1870''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1870 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1870''' - {{RecordSearch|1438024|United States Census, 1870}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1870 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1880''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1880 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1880''' - {{RecordSearch|1417683|United States Census, 1880}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1880 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1890''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8667/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1890 Veterans Schedules], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1890''' - {{RecordSearch|1877095|United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1890 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1900''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7602/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1900 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1900''' - {{RecordSearch|1325221|United States Census, 1900}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1900 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1910''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7884/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1910 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1910''' - {{RecordSearch|1727033|United States Census, 1910}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1910 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1920''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6061/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1920 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1920''' - {{RecordSearch|1488411|United States Census, 1920}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1920 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1930''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6224/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1930 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1930''' - {{RecordSearch|1810731|United States Census, 1930}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1930''' - {{RecordSearch|1821205|United States Census of Merchant Seamen, 1930}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States, Census of Merchant Seamen, 1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1940''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2442/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 1940 United States Federal Census], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1940''' - {{RecordSearch|2000219|United States Census, 1940}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[United States Census, 1940 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]

==== Church  ====

{{ME Church Intro}}
<br>
<br>
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395475&reqParentsLabel=Androscoggin%2C%20Maine%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>

==== Court  ====

*'''1718-1957''' - {{RecordSearch|1877829|Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine, State Archive Collections - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]


====Directories====

*'''1860''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5719/ Lewiston & Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, 1860 Directory] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] $
*'''1864''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/25877/ The Lewiston and Auburn directory] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] $
*'''1905''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/25994/ The town register, Wayne, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds, Greene : 1905] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] $
*'''1908''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4804/ Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory, 1908] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] $
*'''1909''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/24982/ The town register, East Livermore, Livermore, Jay, 1909] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] $
*'''1909''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/26041/ The Webster, West Gardiner, Litchfield, and Monmouth register, 1909] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] $

==== Emigration and Immigration ====
*'''1837 - 1965''' - {{RecordSearch|2303027|Maine & Massachusetts Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen 1837-1965}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine and Massachusetts, Case Files of Deceased and Deserted Seamen - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]

==== Gazetteers  ====
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395475&reqParentsLabel=Androscoggin%2C%20Maine%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]:Cities and Towns- [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]

==== Land  ====

{{ME Land Intro}}

*'''1718-1957''' - {{RecordSearch|1877829|Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine, State Archive Collections - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1835-1838''' {{RecordSearch|1881491|Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications, 1835-1838}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] — [[Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection]] - index and images
*'''1854-1909''' {{FHL|332172|title-id|disp=Indexes to land records, 1854-1909}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*'''1854-1923''' {{FHL|332172|title-id|disp=Land records, 1854-1923}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*'''1858''' {{FHL|1273649|title-id|disp=Androscoggin County, Maine land ownership map, 1858}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images

==== Local Histories  ====

{{ME History Intro}}

*''Atlas and History of Androscoggin County, Maine.'' 1873. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Sanford Everts & Co. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/144441-atlas-and-history-of-androscoggin-county-maine?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/atlashistoryofan00sanf/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive].
*''History of Androscoggin County, Maine.'' 1891. Edited by Georgia Drew Merrill. Boston, Mass. : W.A. Fergusson.  Online at:  [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/299802-history-of-androscoggin-county-maine?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009604396 Hathitrust], [https://archive.org/details/historyofandrosc00merr Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8567/ Ancestry ($)]; {{WorldCat|3549282|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.

==== Maps  ====

{{ME Maps Intro|Androscoggin}}

*'''1858''' - [https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3733a.la000265/ A topographical map of Androscoggin County, Maine]; showing landowners.
*[https://maine.hometownlocator.com/maps/countymap,cfips,001,c,androscoggin.cfm Map of Androscoggin County, ME], ME HomeTownLocator
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395475&reqParentsLabel=Androscoggin%2C%20Maine%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]:Cities and Towns- [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]

{{ME Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{ME Androscoggin County}}}}

==== Military  ====

*'''1676 - 1918''' - {{RecordSearch|1985567|Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1718 - 1957''' - {{RecordSearch|1877829|Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine, State Archive Collections - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]

===== Revolutionary War =====
*'''1835 - 1838''' - {{RecordSearch|1881491|Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications 1835-1838}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]

===== Civil War  =====
{{VAciv}} 
:- [[1st Regiment, Maine Infantry|1st Regiment, Maine Infantry]], Companies F, H and K. 
:- [[1st Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry|1st Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry]], Companies F, H and K. 
:- [[5th Regiment, Maine Infantry|5th Regiment, Maine Infantry]], Companies E and K.<br> 

'''''Online Records'''''
*'''1862 - 1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1881486|Maine, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]

===== World War I =====
*'''1914-1950''' - {{RecordSearch|2968248|Maine, State Archives, World War I (WWI) Grave Cards, 1914-1950}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine, State Archives, World War I (WWI) Grave Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1917-1919''' - {{RecordSearch|1807269|Maine, World War I Draft Registration Index, 1917-1919}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine, World War I Draft Registration Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]

==== Naturalization ====

*'''1718-1957''' - {{RecordSearch|1877829|Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine, State Archive Collections - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1880-1990''' - {{RecordSearch|2040046|Maine, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1990}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[Maine, County Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1918-1991''' - {{RecordSearch|2613134|Maine, United States Naturalization Records, 1918-1991}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine, United States Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]

==== Newspapers  ====

*'''1785-1950''' - [http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/Maine/ Maine Newspaper Archive]. Indexes Free; Digital Page Images $ ([http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/ GenealogyBank] $) Twenty-two early Maine 18th and 19th century newspapers, 1785-1898 online. Indexes (free); digital images ($). These newspapers are from Augusta, Bangor, Belfast, Brunswick, Castine, Eastport, Falmouth, Hallowell, Kennebunk, Portland, Saco and Wiscasset. 

[[Image:Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png|left|32px|Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png]]Early Maine newspapers routinely reported on news, obituaries, births, marriages etc. from around the state. Be sure to search the indexes for all Maine newspapers to find your target ancestor. <br> <br> 

{{ME Newspaper abstracts|Androscoggin}}

==== Probate  ====

{{ME Probate Intro|Adroscoggin}} 

'''Online Probate Records''' 

*'''1584–1999''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8994 Maine Wills and Probate Records 1584-1999] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1760-1979''' - {{RecordSearch|2040534|Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[Maine, County Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1854-1892''' {{FHL|571063|title-id|disp=Probate of wills, v. 1-2, 1854-1892}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*'''1854-1918''' - {{RecordSearch|2037995|Maine, Androscoggin County, Probate Estate Files, 1854-1918}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[Maine, Androscoggin County, Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1854-1918''' {{FHL|1317588|title-id|disp=Probate docket records (Androscoggin County, Maine), 1854-1918}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*'''1854-1918''' {{RecordSearch|2037995|Maine, Androscoggin County, Probate Estate Files, 1854-1918}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] - [[Maine, Androscoggin County, Probate Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection]] - images
*'''1854-1919''' {{FHL|125126|title-id|disp=Probate records, 1854-1919}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*'''1854-1979''' {{FHL|125137|title-id|disp=Administrators, executors and guardians records, 1854-1979}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*'''1870-2005''' {{FHL|1386084|title-id|disp=Maine, Androscoggin County, probate records, 1870-2005}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images

==== Taxation  ====

{{ME Tax Intro}} 

==== Vital Records  ====

{{ME Vital Intro}}
*'''1670-1921''' - {{RecordSearch|1803978|Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Maine Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1787-1922''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9134/?event=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 New England, Select United Methodist Church Records, 1787-1922], Ancestry $
*'''1800-1947''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61584/?event=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947], Ancestry $

==== Birth ====

*'''1715-1922''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1960/?birth=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922], Ancestry $

==== Marriage ====

*'''1589-1966''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=maine%2cme Maine, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] — index $
*'''1670-1921''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61373/?event=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1713-1922''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1961/?event=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1771-1907''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=Androscoggin&f.collectionId=1674915&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on&count=20&offset=0 Maine Marriages, 1771-1907], at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]
*'''1827-1881''' {{FHL|282960|title-id|disp=Returns of marriages, Androscoggin County, Maine, 1827-1881}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*'''1841-1893''' {{FHL|286717|title-id|disp=Records of marriages 1841-1893}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*'''1892-1966, 1977-1996''' - {{RecordSearch|2077670|Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - [[Maine, Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1892-1996''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6904/?residence=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)

==== Death ====

*'''1761-1922''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1962/?event=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
*'''1840-1893''' {{FHL|286717|title-id|disp=Funerals 1840-1893}} at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*'''1841-1910''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=Androscoggin&f.collectionId=1674914&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on&count=20&offset=0 Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910], at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] 
*'''1960-1996''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=Androscoggin&f.collectionId=2046945&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on&count=20&offset=0 Maine Death Index, 1960-1996],  at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]
*'''1960-1997''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6703/?event=_androscoggin-maine-usa_167 Maine, Death Index, 1960-1997], at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)

=== Societies and Libraries  ===

'''Androscoggin Historical Society'''<br>2 Turner St., #8, (County Bldg)<br>Auburn, ME 04210<br>Phone: 207-784-0586 or 207-786-2129<br>Email: [mailto:info@androhist.org info@androhist.org]<br>[http://www.androhistory.org/ Website]<br><br>
'''Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library'''<br>70 Campus Avenue<br>Lewiston, Maine 04240<br>Phone: 207-786-6342<br>Email: [mailto:muskie@bates.edu muskie@bates.edu]<br>[https://www.bates.edu/archives/ Website]<br>
==== Family History Centers  ====

{{Family History Centers Intro}}

=== Websites  ===

*[http://usgenwebsites.org/MEAndroscoggin/ The Androscoggin County MEGenWeb Project], an member of [[MEGenWeb|The MEGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]. 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/androscoggin/meandros.html The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Androscoggin County 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/androscoggin/meandros.html The USGenWeb Archives Project] for Androscoggin County (backup site) 
*{{FHL|Maine%2C+Androscoggin|subject|disp=FamilySearch.org}} FamilySearch Catalog for Androscoggin County.
*[http://genealogytrails.com/maine/androscogginco/ Androscoggin County, Maine History and Genealogy] (Genealogy Trails)

=== References  ===
<references /> {{Maine|Maine}} </div> 
[[Category:Androscoggin_County,_Maine]]