Androscoggin County, Maine Genealogy

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

Maine Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for the Androscoggin tribe. The County has Auburn as its seat and the County was created March 18, 1854. The County is located in the south west area of the state.

County Courthouse

 * Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1854.
 * City Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce and burial records.
 * Register of Probate has probate records.
 * Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1854 - Created 18 March 1854 from parts of Cumberland, Oxford, Kennebec and Lincoln counties.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Cumberland | Oxford | Franklin | Kennebec | Sagadahoc

Populated Places
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:

Cemeteries

 * 1620-2014 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1676-1918 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1780-1999 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Census Records

 * 1790 - 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1800 - 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1800-1890 - All Maine, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890 Results, Ancestry $
 * 1810 - 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1820 - 1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1830 - 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1840 - 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1850 - 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1860 - 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1870 - 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1880 - 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1890 - 1890 Veterans Schedules, Ancestry $
 * 1900 - 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1910 - 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1920 - 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1930 - 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $
 * 1940 - 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry $

Court

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Directories

 * 1860 - Lewiston & Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, 1860 Directory at Ancestry.com $
 * 1864 - The Lewiston and Auburn directory at Ancestry.com $
 * 1905 - The town register, Wayne, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds, Greene : 1905 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1908 - Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory, 1908 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1909 - The town register, East Livermore, Livermore, Jay, 1909 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1909 - The Webster, West Gardiner, Litchfield, and Monmouth register, 1909 at Ancestry.com $

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1837 - 1965 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Land

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Local Histories

 * 1873 - Androscoggin County, Maine; Atlas and History of Androscoggin County, Maine. From actual surveys, drawn and published by Sanford, Everts & Co., 31 South Sixth Street, Philadelphia, 1873.
 * 1891 - Androscoggin County, Maine History at Ancestry.com $

Maps

 * 1858 - A topographical map of Androscoggin County, Maine; showing landowners.
 * Map of Androscoggin County, ME, ME HomeTownLocator

Military

 * 1676 - 1918 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1718 - 1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Revolutionary War

 * 1835 - 1838 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Infantry, Companies F, H and K.
 * - 1st Regiment, Maine Volunteer Infantry, Companies F, H and K.
 * - 5th Regiment, Maine Infantry, Companies E and K.

Online Records
 * 1862 - 1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

World War I

 * 1914-1950 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Naturalization

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1918-1991 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Newspapers

 * 1785-1950 - Maine Newspaper Archive. Indexes Free; Digital Page Images $ (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.

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.

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1584 – 1999 Maine Wills and Probate Records 1584-1999 at Ancestry.com — images and index $

Vital Records

 * 1589-1966 - Maine, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1670-1921 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1787-1922 - New England, Select United Methodist Church Records, 1787-1922, Ancestry $
 * 1800-1947 - U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947, Ancestry $

Birth

 * 1715-1922 - Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, Ancestry $

Marriage

 * 1670-1921 - Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1713-1922 - Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1771-1907 - Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, at FamilySearch.org
 * 1892-1996 - Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996, at Ancestry.com ($)

Death

 * 1761-1922 - Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922, at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1841-1910 - Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910, at FamilySearch.org
 * 1960-1996 - Maine Death Index, 1960-1996, at FamilySearch.org
 * 1960-1997 - Maine, Death Index, 1960-1997, at Ancestry.com ($)

Societies and Libraries

 * Androscoggin Historical Society 2 Turner St., #8, (County Bldg) Auburn, ME 04210 Phone: 207-784-0586 or 207-786-2129 Email: [mailto:info@androhist.org info@androhist.org] Website
 * Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library 70 Campus Avenue Lewiston, Maine 04240 Phone: 207-786-6342 Email: [mailto:muskie@bates.edu muskie@bates.edu] Website

Websites

 * The Androscoggin County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Androscoggin County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Androscoggin County (backup site)
 * FamilySearch Catalog for Androscoggin County.