Hancock 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. Hancock Records by Type Birth Records (84) Cemetery Records (559) Census Records (74) Church Records (20) City Directories (24) Court Records (1) Death Records (67) Histories and Genealogies (96) Immigration Records (4) Land Records (9) Map Records (65) Marriage Records (75) Military Records (6) Miscellaneous Records (17) Newspapers and Obituaries (46) Probate Records (3) School Records (62) Tax Records (49)

Overview of Hancock County Records

• Hancock County was created in 1789 from Lincoln County.
• 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 Hancock County Clerk has birth records starting in 1892, marriage records starting in 1789, and death records starting in 1892.
• The Hancock Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records starting in 1790.
• The Hancock County Probate Office has probate records starting in 1790.
• The Hancock County Register of Deeds has land records starting in 1790.
• The Hancock County Clerk has marriage records from 1789 to 1891.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.