York County ME Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. York Records by Type Birth Records (59) Cemetery Records (602) Census Records (63) Church Records (73) City Directories (153) Court Records (11) Death Records (63) Histories and Genealogies (141) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (33) Map Records (81) Marriage Records (87) Military Records (19) Miscellaneous Records (27) Newspapers and Obituaries (140) Probate Records (12) School Records (123) Tax Records (41)

Overview of York County Records

• York County was created in 1639.
• The town/city clerks have keep birth, marriage, and death records. Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records from 1892 to the present can be obtained from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services .
• The York County Town Clerks has birth records starting in 1892, marriage records starting in 1892, death records starting in 1637, and burial records.
• The York County Clerk Court has divorce and court records starting in 1636.
• The York County Register of Probate has death and probate records starting in 1637.
• The York County Register of Deeds has land records starting in 1636.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.