Washington 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. Washington Records by Type Birth Records (60) Cemetery Records (441) Census Records (86) Church Records (11) City Directories (10) Court Records (5) Death Records (60) Histories and Genealogies (67) Immigration Records (8) Land Records (6) Map Records (58) Marriage Records (60) Military Records (13) Miscellaneous Records (6) Newspapers and Obituaries (14) Probate Records (6) School Records (62) Tax Records (1)

Overview of Washington County Records

• Washington 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 Washington County Clerk Courts has divorce and court records starting in 1791, probate records starting in 1785, land records starting in 1783, and national records starting in 1854.
• The Washington County Maine State Archives has divorce and court records before 1931.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.