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*Leclerc, Michael J., Editor. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research''. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012. This is an excellent guide to Maine towns and counties, location of public records, and genealogical societies. {{FHL|1967587|item|disp=FHL book 974 D27g 2012}}
*Leclerc, Michael J., Editor. ''Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research''. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012. This is an excellent guide to Maine towns and counties, location of public records, and genealogical societies. {{FHL|1967587|item|disp=FHL book 974 D27g 2012}}


The Maine Land Records Office has an [https://www.mainelandrecords.com/melr_me005/MelrApp/index.jsp index to deeds] for several of the county deed registries that can be searched by name of buyer or seller and property address.
[http://www.maineregistryofdeeds.com/ Maine Registers of Deeds Association] Official Land Records Website


The following counties have two deed districts with specific towns in each:  
The following counties have two deed districts with specific towns in each:  
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:- [http://www.oxfordcounty.org/index.php Oxford County]&nbsp;= [http://www.oxfordcounty.org/deeds-east.php Eastern District] serves all areas not served by the Western district, and [http://www.oxfordcounty.org/deeds-west.php Western District] serves the towns of Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Hiram, Lovell, Porter, Stoneham and Stow. <ref>Reaves, Tony, Staff Writer. "Oxford County Commissioners Eye Consolidating Registries of Deeds", Sun Journal, Nov. 17, 2010, viewed on Oxford County, Maine web site at www.oxfordcounty.org/deedsconsol.php (accessed 27 December 2010).</ref>
:- [http://www.oxfordcounty.org/index.php Oxford County]&nbsp;= [http://www.oxfordcounty.org/deeds-east.php Eastern District] serves all areas not served by the Western district, and [http://www.oxfordcounty.org/deeds-west.php Western District] serves the towns of Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Hiram, Lovell, Porter, Stoneham and Stow. <ref>Reaves, Tony, Staff Writer. "Oxford County Commissioners Eye Consolidating Registries of Deeds", Sun Journal, Nov. 17, 2010, viewed on Oxford County, Maine web site at www.oxfordcounty.org/deedsconsol.php (accessed 27 December 2010).</ref>


<br> The Family History Library has copies of deed records for all counties, most to about 1900. See the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under MAINE, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY.  
<br> The Family History Library has copies of deed records for all counties, most to about 1900. See the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under MAINE, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY.


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