Penobscot County Resources

BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES 
FOUND AT THE BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY ON

PENOBSCOT COUNTY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY

Directories

The Bangor, Brewer and Penobscot County directory ... Boston: Littlefield Directory Publishing Co., 1851-92.  974.131.A1 

General

Marriage returns of Penobscot County, Maine prior to 1892 / edited by Ruth Gray. Camden, Me.: Picton Press, c1994.   929.1741.M3495m v.1-2 

"Paper talks" in Northern Penobscot. Bangor, Me.: Impact Publications, 1978- 974.13.19 

Twelfth census of the United States: Bradford Town, 1900 / compiled by Stephen L. Corliss. 974.13 .B4 .3

 Abstracts of Penobscot County Maine probate records, 1816-1866 : including abstracts of probate records from Hancock County, 1790-1816, relating to that part of Hancock County set off as Penobscot County in 1816 / edited by Ruth Gray. Camden, Me.: Picton Press, c1990. REF 929.37413.A164a 

Genealogical index to Penobscot County history of Maine, 1882: published by Williams, Chase & Co. / abstracted by Mrs. Edward W. Ames. [Brewer, Me.]: Ames,     1973. 974.13.1a 

Mrs. Patrick/Joseph Wheeler of Ireland and Penobscot County, Maine, and some of his descendents / by Mrs. Murray O. Wheeler. Tolland, Conn.: Clinton Press, [etc.], 1977   929.2.W566p v.1-2 

Penobscot pioneers / by Philip Howard Gray. Camden, Me.: Penobscot Press, 1992-1994    929.1 .G794p v.1 -6 

 Early Farnham families of Hancock, Penobscot, and Lincoln Counties, Maine / by Russell C. Farnham. Lecanto, FL.: Russell C. Farnham; 1994.  929.2 F235e 

History of Penobscot County, Maine; with illustrations and biographical sketches. Cleveland, Williams, Chase & Co., 1882. Williams, Chase & Co., Cleveland (Ohio) 974.13.1 

Storms, Roger C. A history of three corners. Lee, Me., Lee Academy, 1971. 974.102.S885h

The pilgrim way / by Marion Edna Reed Kimball. Portland, Me.: House of Falmouth, c1962.   974.108.K565p 

Penobscot County (Me.) Abstracts of Penobscot County Maine probate records, 1816-1866 : including abstracts of probate records from Hancock County, 1790-1816, relating to that part of Hancock County set off as Penobscot County in 1816 / edited by Ruth Gray. Camden, Me.: Picton Press, c1990.   929.37413.A164a 

Penobscot County (Me.) Abstracts of Penobscot County Maine probate records, 1816-1883 : including abstracts of probate records from Hancock County, 1790-1816, relating to that part of Hancock County set off as Penobscot County in 1816 / edited by Ruth Gray. Camden, Me.: Picton Press, c1993.   REF 929.37413 .A164ab 

Maps

Penobscot County, State of Maine / compiled from Prentiss & Carlisle Co. Inc. surveys, U.S.G.S., and information on file; Paul E. Atwood, topographer.   912.7413 .P919p 

The old maps of southern Penobscot County, Maine in 1875 / as compiled by Comstock & Cline, New York. Fryeburg, Me.: Saco Valley Printing, c1985. 912.7413.O44o 

 Atlas of Penobscot county, Maine: from recent and actual surveys & records / under the superintendence of W.A. Sherman. New York: Comstock & Cline, 1875. 912.7413.C739a

Microfilm

United States. Census Office. 11th census, 1890, Schedules enumerating Union veterans and widows of Union veterans of the Civil War : Maine. [microform], Washington: National Archives, 1948   F973.7441.A3 part 1 and part 2

Also available are censuses on microfilm: 

State of Maine Census for 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1920 

The indexes for these censuses are  located in the Microfilm Room for easy reference:

 United States. Census Office. 1st census, 1790 Title Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790: Maine, Washington, Govt. Print Off., 1908   929.1741.U58

Maine 1800 territorial census index, Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1979   929.3741.J137m 1800

Maine 1810 census index Publisher Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, c1976   929.3741.J137m 1810

Maine 1820 census index Publisher Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, c1976   929.3741.J137m 1820

Maine 1830 census index Publisher Bountiful, Utah  Accelerated Indexing Systems, c1977   929.3741.J137m 1830

Maine 1840 census index Publisher Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, c1978   929.3741.J137m 1840

Maine 1850 census index Publisher Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, c1978   929.3741.J137m 1850

Bangor Newspaper Index Located at the Back of the Bangor Room: Index of names, places, businesses, schools, and death, birth or marriage records.  Articles  are referenced to the specific day and page of a newspaper. Please ask for assistance at the reference desk or in the Bangor Room.

Websites for Penobscot Genealogy Research

Upper St. John River Valley - private page, full of information on town histories and census material.

US GEN WEB for Penobscot County

Cemetery Records Online for Penobscot County

Atlas for Penobscot County 1895

University of Maine - Fogler Library

Find A Grave for Penobscot County

Penobscot Genealogical Historical Society

USGEN WEB to view some census materials

State of Maine Resources

Other Counties:
Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, Washington and York Counties.