Piscataquis County, Maine Genealogy

Guide to Piscataquis 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
Piscataquis County was named for the Abenaki word meaning "branch of the river". The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse

 * Town clerks have birth, marriage and death records.
 * Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce and court records.
 * Probate Court has probate records.
 * Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1838 - Created 23 March 1838, from Penobscot and Somerset counties.

Boundary Changes

 * 1844 - A part was added to Aroostook County 12 March 1844.

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

Places / Localities
==== Neighboring Counties ====

Somerset | Aroostook | Penobscot

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:

Plantations Kingsbury Plantation | Lake View Plantation

Extinct towns and plantations'''

Cemeteries

 * 1620-2014 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1676-1918 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1718-2014 Maine, U.S., Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1718-2014 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
 * 1780-1990 Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990 at Ancestry.com - index and images ($)
 * 1780-1999 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

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

Emigration and Immigration

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

Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

History

 * History of Piscataquis County, Maine. 1880. By Amasa Loring. Portland, Maine : Hoyt, Fogg & Donham.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

Land and Property

 * 1718-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection - index and images
 * 1838-1862 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1865 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1900 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, images
 * 1838-1902 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1838-1902 - Maine, Piscataquis County, Deed Books, 1838-1902 at Ancestry.com Free

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 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

 * - 2nd Regiment, Maine Infantry, Company D

Online Records
 * 1962 - 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

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)


 * Maine Newspaper Project at DigitalMaine Repository

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1584–1999 Maine Wills and Probate Records 1584-1999 at Ancestry.com — images and index $
 * 1760-1979 at FamilySearch.org - How to use this collection - images

Vital Records

 * 1589-1966 - Maine, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1670-1921 - at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
 * 1839-1891 at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1892-1966 Maine Marriages, 1892 - 1966 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Societies and Libraries
Bangor Public Library Website

 Piscataquis Historical Society Website

Family History Centers

 * Bangor Maine Family History Center
 * Farmington Maine Family History Center
 * Machias Maine Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center


 * Fort Fairfield Public Library - an affiliate library
 * https://www.fortfairfieldlibrary.org/ - an affiliate library

Websites

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