Official
Police & jail
Belfast Police Department
Phone (207) 338-2040. 112 Church Street, Belfast, ME 04915. Listed on the official page this card opens.
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Most requested Belfast records
The cards below include Belfast's own offices, along with State of Maine offices; the Waldo County offices are on our Waldo County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Official
State records
Maine State Archives Genealogy Research
Maine State Archives family history records, many on microfilm in its Research Room; statewide vital records begin in 1892, earlier ones stayed with towns, and staff cannot do research for patrons.
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Official
County court
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Maine
Maine bankruptcy cases go through offices in Portland and Bangor; the court posts opinions and forms, lists unclaimed funds, runs a Voice Case Information System and points to PACER for case lookups.
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County court
Maine Judicial Branch
The Maine state court system; its site lists court locations and active court alerts, covers jury service, protection orders and ticket payment, and posts news on the county rollout of Maine eCourts.
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Vital records
Maine CDC Vital Records
Maine CDC office holding birth, marriage, divorce, death and fetal death records from 1892 on and issuing certified copies to eligible applicants; earlier records come from the town or the Maine State Archives.
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Official
Police & jail
Maine Adult Resident/Adult Community Corrections Client Search
Free Maine Department of Corrections search of adults in its custody or under community supervision such as probation, updated daily; juveniles are left out and results are not a full criminal history.
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Official
Police & jail
Maine State Police Missing Persons
Missing person cases worked by Maine State Police Major Crimes Units, with a tip form; the list is not complete, and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner tracks all Maine cases through NamUs.
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Police & jail
Maine Sex Offender Registry
Maine State Police, State Bureau of Identification registry, updated daily: search registrants by name, town or ZIP code radius after accepting the terms; it lists only people Maine law requires to register.
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Official
Police & jail
Maine State Police State Bureau of Identification
Maine criminal history repository, run by the State Police; its online public record search shows adult convictions and juvenile felony adjudications for $31, and people may challenge errors in their own record.
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Federal
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Federal census statistics for Belfast city, Maine: July 2025 estimate 6,988, 2020 Census count 6,938, and data on veterans, foreign born residents, internet use, education, health insurance and businesses.
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City records
City of Belfast
Belfast City Hall at 131 Church Street, open Monday to Thursday, phone 207-338-3370, with online payments, forms, agendas, ordinances, assessing, the city clerk and tax collector and planning and codes.
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City records
Belfast City Clerk
Official records and city licenses 131 Church Street Belfast ME 04915 Phone: (207) 338-3370
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Everything else, organized
More official Belfast record sources
11 more Belfast sources not listed above.
Courts & case records
Police, crime & corrections
- Center for Missing & Exploited ChildrenQuick search for missing children, sex offenders, Amber alerts, records and more public information.
- Belfast Inmate Search and Community CorrectionsMaine Department of Corrections Central Office 25 Tyson Drive 3rd flr State House Station 111 Augusta, Maine 04333-0111
City government, schools & local offices
State of Maine agencies
Other official sources
Local record guide
About public records in Belfast
Local profile
Belfast at a glance
- County
- Waldo County
- County seat
- Belfast
- Population
- 6,938
- Waldo County population
- 39,607
- Local records
- City of Belfast
- ZIP codes
- 04915
About Belfast public records
Belfast, a place of 6,938 people, is the seat of Waldo County. Court and property records sit with Waldo County, and birth and death certificates come from Belfast's town clerk and the State of Maine. Belfast's own offices are in the cards above, and our Waldo County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Belfast
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Belfast
- Old mine sites
- 1
- Sites with no status in the records
- 1
- Past producers, now closed
- 1
- Producing when recorded
- 1
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 22
- Shafts and tunnels
- 0
- What they are
- sand and gravel pit, gravel pit, quarry
- Maps surveyed
- 1960 to 1973
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 3 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 1 past producer, now closed, 1 site producing when the record was made, 1 site with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 22 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Maine mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Belfast (3 shown, 22 unnamed on the map)
Maine abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
Belfast public-records FAQs
Open only the answer you need.
How do I register to vote in Belfast, Maine?
Voter registration in Maine is run by the Maine Elections Division and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Belfast.
How do I look up property records in Belfast, Maine?
Deeds for property in Belfast are recorded by the registry of deeds that serves Waldo County, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Waldo County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Belfast, Maine?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Maine come from the state vital records office, Maine Data, Research and Vital Statistics, and the town or city clerk can also issue copies. The state office's site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Nearby Waldo County cities
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.