Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine Genealogy

United States

New England

Maine

Hancock County

Bar Harbor

Town Information

Description

Bar Harbor, Maine at Wikipedia

Originally named Eden, but was renamed Bar Harbor on 3 March 1918.

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns

Adjacent towns: Hancock Co.: Blue Hill | Gouldsboro | Hancock| Lamoine | Mount Desert | Sorrento | Sullivan | Surry | Tremont | Winter Harbor

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Bar Harbor Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Bar Harbor Town Clerk
93 Cottage St.
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Phone:207-288-4098
email:clerk@barharbormaine.gov
Bar Harbor Website

Vital Records

Births

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1735-1875 Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine computer printout ; births or christenings, 1735-1875(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1739-1900 Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1796-1891 Town and vital records, 1796-1891(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1759-1777 Lincoln County, ME: Commissioners Marriage Records, 1759-1777 at American Ancestors — index ($), includes counties: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Washington.
• 1771-1907 Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1796-1891 Town and vital records, 1796-1891(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1977-Onward Maine, Marriages at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Deaths

• 1670-1921 Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1796-1891 Town and vital records, 1796-1891(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1841-1910 Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1960-1996 Maine Death Index, 1960-1996 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Divorce

• 1892-1963 Maine Divorces at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Town Reports

No Town Report journals with statistics are listed for this town.

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Bar Harbor Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Bar Harbor Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Hancock County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Hancock County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in Maine were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Maine denominations, view the Maine Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in Bar Harbor, visit FamilySearch Places.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Bar Harbor:

• 1734-1907 Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1735-2006 Maine, Genealogical Collection: Vital Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, County and Biographical Histories, 1735-2006(*) Allen County Public Library at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Maine Church Records

City Directories

• 1928-1935 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Bar Harbor at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
• 1928-1935 Maine, U.S., City Directories, Bar Harbor at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

The following are online land records for the town of Bar Harbor:

• 1763-1932 Quit-Claim & Warranty Deeds, Mortgage & Administrator's Papers, etc. of Hancock & Lincoln Counties, Maine, 1763-1932(*) by Dr. Benjamin Lake Noyes at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1789-1850 Hancock Records, Waldo lands, 1791-1850(*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1791-1864 Index 1791-1864 (Hancock County, Maine)(*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1807-1830 Records of Settlers on the Bingham Purchase Lands, 1807-1830 (Includes Hancock County, Maine)(*) Massachusetts. Agents for the Sale of Eastern Lands at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1824-1861 Record of Deeds of the Land Office of Maine, 1824-1861(*) Manuscript on Film; Maine Land Office at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• 1824-1964 Maine, State-Wide Land Records, 1824-1964(*) Manuscript on Digital Images; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1825-1874 Maine and Massachusetts State Wide Land Records, 1825-1874(*) Maine Land Agent; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• 1832-1853 Mass. and Maine Deeds, V. 1-2, 1832-1853(*) Maine Land Agent at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• 1835-1838 Maine Revolutionary War Bounty Land Applications, 1835-1838 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1841-1884 Maine, Land Office Records, 1841-1884(*) Maine Land Agent; Maine State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1861-1900 Maine, Hancock County Deed Books, 1861-1900(*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• 1931-1944 Real Estate Transfers 1931-1944 and Court Cases Hancock County, Maine: and Miscellaneous Maine Military Records and Data on Families(*) compiled by Genealogical Society from Dr. Benjamin Lake Noyes newspaper collection at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Maine Land and Property

Local Histories

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

• Bar Harbor at FamilySearch Places
• Bar Harbor at Google Maps
• Bar Harbor at Maine.gov
• Bar Habor at Mapcarta
• Boundary Map of Bar Harbor at HomeTownLocator
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Old Maps of Maine at Old-Maps.com
• Maine Maps State Page

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Maine Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

• "Bar_Harbor_Friends-of-Island_News-Paper"
• 1784-2023 York County, Maine Newspaper Archive at York Public Library - index & images
• Maine, Obituaries and Death Notices at MyHeritage — index ($)

Obituaries

• Maine, Obituaries and Death Notices at MyHeritage — index ($)

Other Town Records

In Maine, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

The following are Bar Harbor town records available online:

• 1796-1884 Town records, vol. 1-4, 1796-1884(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
• 1796-1891 Town and vital records, 1796-1891(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Probate Records

In Maine, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Bar Harbor:

• 1584-1999 Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1640-1760 Maine Wills, 1640-1760(*) Compiled and Edited with Notes by William M. Sargent at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• 1760-1979 Maine, County Probate Records, 1760-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
• Maine Probate Records

Research Facilities

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Bangor Maine FamilySearch Center
• Ellsworth Maine FamilySearch Center
• Camden Public Library - an affiliate library
• Maine State Library - an affiliate library