Lincoln County, Maine Genealogy

United States &gt; Maine &gt; Lincoln County

County Courthouse
62 Union Street Rockland, Maine 04841

History

 * Named for English city, Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England

Parent County
Created 19 June 1760 from York county

Boundary Changes

 * 7 counties were created over the years:
 * Hancock 25 June 1789
 * Washington 25 June 1789
 * Kennebec 20 February 1799
 * Waldo 7 February 1827
 * Androscoggin 18 March 1854
 * Sagadahoc 4 April 1854
 * Lincoln 1 April 1860

Populated Places

 * City: Rockland
 * Towns: Alna | Boothbay Harbor | Boothbay | Bremen | Bristol | Damariscotta | Dresden | Edgecomb | Jefferson | Newcastle | Nobleboro | Somerville | South Bristol | Southport | Waldoboro | Westport | Whitefield | Wiscasset
 * Plantation: Monhegan
 * Gore: Hibberts Gore
 * Communities: Boothbay Harbor | Damariscotta-Newcastle | Waldoboro | Wiscasset
 * Villages: Bayville | New Harbor

Neighboring Counties
Kennebec | Waldo

Web Sites

 * The Lincoln County MEGenWeb Project, an member of The MEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Lincoln County
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Lincoln County