Kennebec County, Maine
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Incorporated
1799 from parts of Lincoln County and Cumberland County
Boundary Changes
Towns were lost to form Somerset County in 1809, Waldo County in 1827, Franklin County in 1838, and Androscoggin County in 1854
County Seat
Augusta, since 1799
Cities
Augusta, Gardiner, Hallowell, Waterville
Towns
Albion, Belgrade, Benton, Chelsea, China, Clinton, Farmingdale, Fayette, Litchfield, Manchester, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, Oakland, Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, Rome, Sidney, Vassalboro, Vienna, Wayne, West Gardiner, Windsor, Winslow, Winthrop
Townships
Adjacent Counties
Androscoggin County, Franklin County, Lincoln County, Sagadahoc County, Somerset County, Waldo County
Cemeteries
Find A Grave: Kennebec County, Maine
Interment.net: Cemeteries of Kennebec County, Maine
Land Records
Kennebec County Registry of Deeds
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Kennebec County
Message Boards
Ancestry.com Message Board: Kennebec County
Military Records
Kennebec County Civil War Enlistments, 1861
Kennebec County Civil War Enlistments, 1862-65
Additional Kennebec County Civil War Enlistments
Naturalization Records
Maine, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1990
Newspapers
Historic American Newspapers Directory: Kennebec County
Probate Records
Kennebec County Probate Estate Files, 1779-1915
Maine County Probate Records, 1760-1979
General Resources
FamilySearch Catalog: Kennebec, Maine
Official Website: Kennebec County
MEGenWeb Archives: Kennebec County
Bibliography
Frost, John Eldridge , comp., Maine Probate Abstracts (Camden, Me. : Picton Press, 1991)
Halfpenny, H. E, Atlas of Kennebec County, Maine: compiled and drawn from official plans and actual surveys (Philadelphia, Pa.: Caldwell & Halfpenny, 1879)
Jones, Rufus Matthew, The Society of Friends in Kennebec County, Maine (New York: H.W. Blake & Co., 1892)
Kingsbury, Henry D., and Simeon L. Deyo, eds., Illustrated history of Kennebec County, Maine, 1625-1799-1892 (New York, N. Y.: H.W. Blake & Co., 1892)
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