Franklin 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. Franklin Records by Type Birth Records (43) Cemetery Records (358) Census Records (51) Church Records (6) City Directories (7) Court Records (7) Death Records (27) Histories and Genealogies (51) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (2) Map Records (30) Marriage Records (29) Military Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (9) Newspapers and Obituaries (24) Probate Records (2) School Records (55) Tax Records (7)

Overview of Franklin County Records

• Franklin County was created in 1838 from Kennebec, Oxford, and Somerset counties.
• 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 Franklin County Clerk of District Court has divorce records starting in 1852.
• The Franklin County Register of Deeds has land records starting in 1838.
• The Franklin County Probate Court has probate records starting in 1838.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.