Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Kennebec County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Newspapers
- Advocate of Freedom (Brunswick, Maine.)1838-1841
- American Advocate & General Advertiser (Hallowell, Me.)1821-1825
- American Advocate (Hallowell [Me.])1832-????
- American Advocate (Hallowell, District of Me., State of Mass.)1810-1814
- American Advocate (Hallowell, Me.)1810-1814
- American Advocate (Hallowell, Me.)1825-1835
- American Advocate and Kennebec Advertiser (Hallowell, District of Me., State of Mass.)1814-1821
- American Advocate, and Kennebec Advertiser (Hallowell, Me.)1814-1821
- Appeal to the Democracy (Augusta, Me.)1838-18??
- Augusta Courier (Augusta, Me.)1832-18??
- Augusta Courier and Farmers' and Mechanics' Journal ([Augusta, Me.])1831-1831
- Augusta Courier and Workingmen's Journal (Augusta, Me.)1831-1832
- Augusta Patriot (Augusta, Me.)1817-181?
- Christian Intelligencer (Gardiner, Me.)1835-1836
- Christian Intelligencer and Eastern Chronicle (Gardiner, Me.)1827-1834
- Clinton Advertiser (Clinton, Me.)1876-1909
- Cold Water Fountain (Gardiner, Me.)1844-1846
- Cold Water Fountain and Gardiner News-Letter (Gardiner, Me.)1847-18??
- Daily Journal (Augusta, Me.)1868-1869
- Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)1870-1975
- Daily Reporter-Journal (Gardiner, Me.)1893-19??
- Daughters of America (Augusta, Me.)1886-1894
- David's Sling (Gardiner, Me.)1845-1846
- Drew's Rural Intelligencer (Augusta, Me.)1855-1858
- Eastern Chronicle (Gardiner [Me.])1824-1827
- Eastern Examiner (Hallowell, Me.)1874-1875
- Eastern Light (Gardiner, Me.)1852-18??
- Edes' Kennebec Gazette (Augusta, Me.)1801-1803
- Fountain and Journal (Gardiner, Me.)1850-1853
- Free Press & Advocate (Hallowell, Me.)1835-18??
- Gardiner Enterprise (Gardiner, Me.)1936-19??
- Gardiner Home Journal (Gardiner, Me.)1858-1892
- Gardiner Ledger and Farmer's Journal (Gardiner, Me.)1842-1843
- Gardiner Spectator (Gardiner, Me.)1839-1842
- Gardiner Times (Gardiner, Me.)1935-????
- Genius of Temperance and General Moralist (Hallowell [Me.])1828-1???
- Glenwood-Valley Times (Vienna, Me.)1855-18??
- Gospel Banner (Augusta, Me.)1842-1897
- Gospel Banner and Maine Christian Pilot (Augusta, Me.)1836-1842
- Gospel Banner and Universalists' Family Monitor (Augusta, Me.)1835-1836
- Hallowell Gazette (Hallowell, Me.)1814-1827
- Hallowell Gazette (Hallowell, Me.)1853-1871
- Hallowell News (Hallowell, Me.)1894-1???
- Hallowell Weekly Register (Hallowell, Me.)1889-19??
- Herald of Liberty (Augusta, District of Me., State of Mass.)1810-1815
- Kennebec Courier (Hallowell, Me.)1861-186?
- Kennebec Courier, and Genius of Temperance (Gardiner, Me)1829-18??
- Kennebec Farmer and Journal of the Useful Arts (Winthrop, Me.)1833-1833
- Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)1825-1913
- Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)1841-1864
- Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)1864-1867
- Kennebec Reporter (Gardiner, Me.)1866-1892
- Kennebec Transcript (Gardiner, Me.)1850-185?
- Kennebeck Intelligencer (Augusta, Me.)1795-1800
- La Revue (Waterville, Me.)1911-191?
- Le Franco-Américain (Waterville, Me.)1929-195?
- Le Maine Francais (Waterville, Maine)1912-19??
- Liberty Standard (Hallowell, Me.)1841-1848
- Maine Cultivator (Hallowell, Me.)1839-1839
- Maine Cultivator and Hallowell Gazette (Hallowell, Me.)1846-1850
- Maine Cultivator and Hallowell Weekly Gazette (Hallowell, Me.)1840-1846
- Maine Cultivator and Weekly Gazette (Hallowell, Me.)1839-1840
- Maine Daily Journal (Augusta [Me.])1832-18??
- Maine Farmer (Augusta, Maine)1844-1924
- Maine Farmer (Augusta, Me.)1844-1924
- Maine Farmer and Journal of the Useful Arts (Winthrop, Me.)1833-1842
- Maine Farmer and Journal of the Useful Arts (Winthrop, Me.; Hallowell, Me; Winthrop, Me. : Portland, Me.)1833-1842
- Maine Farmer and Mechanic's Advocate (Winthrop, Me.)1842-1843
- Maine Farmer and Mechanic's Advocate (Winthrop, Me.; Winthrop, Me. : Portland, Me.)1842-1843
- Maine Free Press (Hallowell, Me.)1831-1835
- Maine Patriot and State Gazette (Augusta, Me.)1827-1831
- Maine Rural (Gardiner, Me.)1859-1860
- Maine Temperance Gazette (Augusta [Me.])1838-1841
- Maine Temperance Union (Augusta [Me.])1837-1838
- National Democrat (Augusta, Me.)1878-1879
- National Tribune (Augusta, Me.)1879-1???
- Northern Home Journal (Gardiner, Me.)1854-1858
- Questions (Waterville, Me.)1897-????
- Sawyer's (Waterville, Me.)1906-????
- Social Reformer and Herald of Universal Health (Boston [Mass.])1844-18??
- Sportsmen's Guide (Rumford, Me.)1950-1951
- The Age (Augusta, Me.)1831-186?
- The Age (Augusta, Me.)1833-18??
- The Age (Augusta, Me.)1837-186?
- The Amateur Eagle (Augusta, Me.)1884-1???
- The Amateur Press (East Winthrop, Me.)1884-1???
- The Amateur Reporter (Augusta, Me.)1873-1???
- The Amateur Spark (Augusta, Me.)1884-1???
- The Amateur Spy (Augusta, Me.)1884-1???
- The Boys' Herald (Augusta, Me.)1883-1???
- The Campaign News (Gardiner, Me.)1900-19??
- The Christian Intelligencer and Eastern Chronicle (Gardiner, Me.)1827-1834
- The Eastern Farmer (Waterville, Me.)1887-1???
- The Eastern Mail (Waterville, Me.)1847-1863
- The Eastern Star (Hallowell, Me.)1794-1795
- The Free American (Augusta, Me.)1847-1847
- The Free Soil Republican (Hallowell, Me.)1848-1849
- The Gardiner Journal (Gardiner, Me.)1918-19??
- The Hallowell Gazette and Maine Cultivator (Hallowell, Me.)1850-1853
- The Hallowell Register (Hallowell, Me.)1878-1889
- The Home Farm (Augusta, Me.)1880-1887
- The Honest Truth (Augusta, Me.)1879-18??
- The Iconoclast (Waterville, Me.)1900-????
- The Kennebec Gazette (Augusta, Me.)1803-1810
- The Kennebec Gazette (Hallowell, Me.)1800-1801
- The Kennebecker (Hallowell [Me.])1829-1830
- The Labor News (Augusta, Me.)1932-1940
- The Maine Anti-Suffragist (Waterville, Me.)1917-19??
- The Maine Democrat (Waterville, Me.)1909-????
- The Maine Farmer and Journal of the Useful Arts (Winthrop, Me.)1833-1842
- The Maine Granger (Gardiner, Me.)1937-19??
- The Maine Standard (Augusta, Me.)1867-1881
- The Modern Maine Farmer (Winthrop, Me.)1932-19??
- The New Age (Augusta, Me.)1881-19??
- The New Century (Waterville, Me.)1901-????
- The Olio (Augusta, Me.)1884-1???
- The Orb (China, Me.)1833-18??
- The Reporter-Journal (Gardiner, Me.)1893-19??
- The Rural Intelligencer (Gardiner, Me.)1858-1859
- The Spy (Waterville, Me.)1832-????
- The Times (Waterville, Me.)1831-????
- The Tocsin (Hallowell, Me.)1795-1797
- The Waterville Sentinel (Waterville, Me.)1880-1904
- The Waterville Union (Waterville, Me.)1847-1847
- The Watervillonian (Waterville, Me.)1841-1842
- The Winthrop Banner (East Winthrop, Me.)1880-1???
- The Winthrop Bulletin (Winthrop, Me.)1867-1869
- The Winthrop Gazette (Winthrop, Me.)1867-18??
- The Yankee Blade (Waterville, Me.)1842-1895
- Tri-Weekly Age (Augusta, Me.)1836-1836
- Tri-Weekly Journal (Augusta, Me.)1835-1840
- Voice of the People (Augusta [Me.])1838-1844
- Waterville Evening Mail (Waterville, Me.)1896-1907
- Waterville Intelligencer (Waterville, Me.)1823-1828
- Waterville Journal (Waterville, Me.)1833-????
- Waterville Journal (Waterville, Me.)1878-????
- Waterville Mail (Waterville, Me.)1863-1906
- Waterville Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Me.)1904-1961
- Weekly Nettle (Gardiner, Me.)1852-18??
- Winthrop Gazette and Rural Intelligencer (Winthrop, Me.)1866-186?
- Winthrop Interlake Press (Winthrop, Me.)1920-????
- Young Folks' Monitor and the World We Live in (Mount Vernon, Me.)1861-1???
- Zion's Advocate (Portland, Me.)1828-1920
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected newspaper titles cataloged by the Library of Congress with explicit county geography. Priority is given to titles beginning by 1950; up to five later titles are included where no earlier dated title is listed for that county. Dates describe publication history, not the issues available at a library. Multiple format records with the same title, place and dates are grouped. The catalog may describe paper, microfilm or online resources. Open ends and the word Current reflect the catalog description; confirm present availability and exact holdings with the libraries listed on the linked record.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Find Kennebec County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the town clerk, the county registry of deeds and the probate court.
- The town clerk
Births, marriages and deaths, kept by each town.
- The county registry of deeds
Deeds and other land records (some counties have two registry districts).
- The probate court
Wills and estates, one court in each county.
- The Maine State Archives
In Augusta: state vital records, court records and land records.
- Maine State Archivesfree
The state archives in Augusta, with vital records, court and land records and military records.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Maine, Kennebec" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Lincoln County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Lincoln County
Later formed partly from Kennebec County: Androscoggin County, Franklin County, Somerset County, Waldo County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1799, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
In Maine, look for births, marriages and deaths in the town where the event happened. Statewide registration began in 1892, and the town records often go back much further. Maine was part of Massachusetts until 1820.