Waldo County, Maine
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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
County Seat
Belfast, since 1827
Cities
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
The Tombstone Transcription Project: Waldo County, Maine
Interment.net: Cemeteries of Waldo County, Maine
Court Records
Waldo County Supreme Judicial Court Divorce Actions, 1829-1891 (transcription)
Land Records
Waldo County Registry of Deeds
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Waldo County
Message Boards
Ancestry.com Message Board: Waldo County
Naturalization Records
Maine, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1990
Newspapers
Historic American Newspapers Directory: Waldo County
Probate Records
Waldo County Registry of Probate
Maine County Probate Records, 1760-1979
General Resources
Official Website: Waldo County
MEGenWeb Archives: Waldo County
FamilySearch Catalog: Waldo, Maine
Bibliography
______, Biographical review: containing life sketches of leading citizens of Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties, Maine (PDF) (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)
Mosher, Elizabeth M., and Isabel Morse Maresh, Marriage Records of Waldo County, Maine prior to 1892 (Rockland, Me.: Picton Press, 1990)
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