
Incorporated
1827 from parts of Hancock County, Lincoln County,and Kennebec County
Boundary Changes
The town of Vinalhaven was annexed from Hancock County in 1838; a few estates were annexed from Lincoln County in 1836 and 1854
The towns of Appleton, Camden, Hope, North Haven, and Vinalhaven were set off to Knox County in 1860.
A full account of boundary changes may be found here
Shire Town
Belfast, since 1827
Cities
Belfast
Towns
Belmont, Brooks, Burnham, Frankfort, Freedom, Islesboro, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Lincolnville, Monroe, Montville, Morrill, Northport, Palermo, Prospect, Searsmont, Searsport, Stockton Springs, Swanville, Thorndike, Troy, Unity, Waldo, Winterport
Adjacent Counties
Hancock County, Kennebec County, Knox County, Lincoln County, Penobscot County
Cemeteries
Waldo County Cemeteries
The Tombstone Transcription Project: Waldo County, Maine
Interment.net: Cemeteries of Waldo County, Maine
Find A Grave: Waldo County
Land Records
Waldo County Registry of Deeds
Maine Real Property Official Records Search
Maps
Map of Waldo County, Maine (1885)
Map of Waldo County, Maine (1894)
Message Boards and Mailing Lists
Maine Genealogy Network Forum: Waldo County
Ancestry.com Message Board: Waldo County
GenForum: Waldo County
RootsWeb Mailing List: Waldo County
Newspapers
Historic American Newspapers Directory: Waldo County
Probate Records
Waldo County Registry of Probate
Maine Probate Search
General Resources
Official Website: Waldo County
Waldo County MEGenWeb Project
MEGenWeb Archives: Waldo County
Linkpendium: Waldo County
FamilySearch Catalog: Waldo, Maine
Bibliography
______, Biographical review: containing life sketches of leading citizens of Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties, Maine (Boston, Mass.: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1897)
Dakin, M., Monterey, or, The mountain city: Containing a description of the boundaries, situation, mountains, lakes, rivers ... of the southern part of the county of Waldo, Maine (Boston, Mass.: Mead's Press, 1847)