Online Maine Death Records Indexes & Obituaries

Online Maine Death Indexes, Cemeteries and Obituaries

Maine Death Index, 1960-1997 at Ancestry (requires payment)
Maine Death Records, 1761-1922 at Ancestry (requires payment) coverage may be spotty for the early years
- the above 2 databases are included as part of an Ancestry subscription
Maine Death Records Index, 1960-2009 (free) also covers 1956-1959 for surnames A-D

Maine Obituary Archive - Recent (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee) includes...
- Bangor Daily News (12/14/1992-Current)
- Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME) - (11/14/2003-Current)
- Lewiston Sun-Journal (1/29/2010-Current)
- Portland Maine Sunday Telegram (3/6/1994-Current)
- Portland Press Herald (3/1/1994-Current)
- Sanford News (3/10/2011-Current)
- St. John Valley Times (Madawaska, ME) - (8/6/2008-Current)
- Waterville Morning Sentinel (11/14/2003-Current)

Maine Vital Records and Cemetery Indexes from FamilySearch (free with registration) includes...
- Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 ("Name index and images of birth, marriage and death returns acquired from the State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics and the state archives.")
- Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980 (lists burials in various cemeteries in Maine compiled by volunteers of the Maine Old Cemetery Association supervised by Nathan Hale)
- Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990 (various Maine cemeteries)
- J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999 (various Maine cemeteries)
- Maine Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918
- Maine, Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1620-2014 for assorted cemeteries in Maine; has 129,000 entries

Jewish Burials: State-wide Index for Some Jewish Cemeteries in Maine requires registration

Maine Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County

Androscoggin County: Lewiston Area Cemetery Records from the Lewiston Public Library
Aroostook County...
- Aroostook County: Cary Library Genealogy Database Indexes birth, marriage, death and burial records from Houlton, Maine and surrounding communities in the Southern Aroostook County area.
- Aroostook County: Fairmount Cemetery Digital Map (includes burials) in Presque Isle, Maine
Cumberland County...
- Cumberland County: Portland Diocese Catholic Cemetery Burials (ongoing project -- not all of the cemeteries in the diocese are included)
- Cumberland County: Evergreen Cemetery Burials Finder Map in Portland, Maine
- Cumberland County: The Cemeteries of Brunswick, Maine
- Cumberland County: Gorham Historical Society Genealogy Databases Excel files; includes birth, marriage and death indexes
- Cumberland County: Scarborough Historical Society Obituary Index Database includes digitized copies of some of the obituaries (ongoing project)
- Cumberland County: Westbrook Historical Society Genealogy Indexes includes cemetery transcriptions and more
- Cumberland County, Westbrook, Woodlawn Cemetery, Burial Records, 1914-1992 at FamilySearch
- Cumberland Town Books: Cemeteries and Vital Records includes Vital Records of Cumberland, Maine 1701-1892; Cemeteries of Cumberland, Maine; Cemeteries of Cumberland, Maine: Select Occupant Genealogies; and other items
Kennebec County...
- Kennebec County: Albion Cemeteries Index
- Kennebec County: Burials in Augusta City Cemeteries PDF file
- Kennebec County, Togus National Cemetery Records from FamilySearch
Knox County...
- Knox County: Camden Public Library Local Cemetery Database
- Knox County Cemetery Records, ca. 1800-2007 at FamilySearch
Oxford County...
- Oxford County GenWeb Archives - Includes Some Cemeteries
- Oxford County: Andover Maine Genealogy Indexes includes cemeteries and death indexes
- Oxford County: Town of Dixfield Cemeteries includes some burial listings (PDF and Excel files)
Penobscot County...
- Penobscot County: Mount Hope Cemetery Burial Index in Bangor, Maine
- Bangor Maine Municipal Cemetery Interments (downloadable PDF file) includes Pine Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery and Maple Grove Cemetery
- Penobscot County: Dexter, Maine Obituaries includes scanned copies of the obituaries; from the Abbott Memorial Library
- Penobscot County: City of Brewer Cemetery Records includes North Brewer Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, and Woodlawn Cemetery (PDF files)
Portland - see Cumberland County above
Somerset County Cemeteries also has some obituaries; from the Old Canada Road Historical Society
Waldo County...
- Waldo County: Births, Deaths and Marriages Recorded in Town Reports from the Belfast Free Library
- Waldo County: Grove Cemetery Burials (Belfast, Maine)
- Waldo County: Town of Unity Cemetery Search
York County...
- York County: First Parish Cemetery of York, Maine - Burials
- York County: McArthur Public Library Archives and Special Collections The "Local Names" section includes some references to obituaries and death notices.
- York County: South Berwick Cemetery Databases
- York County: Obituaries Index for Sanford and Springvale Newspapers 1890s-present
- York County, Probate Estate Files, 1690-1917 at FamilySearch; images only, not searchable by name

Ordering Maine Vital Records

Where to Write for Maine Vital Records (requires payment; restrictions apply)

Also Helpful...

Ancestry's Maine Genealogy Records Collection (requires payment)
includes census, military and vital records, plus newspapers and city directories

Online Maine Death Records & Indexes

A Genealogy Records Guide