Where Waterville's records are kept. Court and property records sit with Kennebec County, and birth and death certificates come from Waterville's town clerk and the State of Maine.
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Waterville relies on Kennebec County and the State of Maine for its public records. The cards below are the Maine state offices, and the Kennebec County offices are on our Kennebec County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Waterville City Clerk keeps birth, marriage and death records, runs city elections, issues state and city licenses and keeps the official city records.
What we hold on Waterville, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Waterville at a glance
County
Kennebec County
County seat
Augusta
Population
15,828
Kennebec County population
123,642
Local records
City of Waterville
ZIP codes
04901, 04903
About Waterville public records
Waterville, a place of 15,828 people, keeps its own council and town business records. Augusta, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Our Kennebec County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Waterville
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
The mine records hold 3 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 1 past producer, now closed, 2 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 7 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.
Waterville: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The pale shapes with a name around it are the neighbouring places, from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.Maine mine map and abandoned mine records
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.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Waterville, Maine
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 29 investigations with a Waterville address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $211,218 in back wages agreed for 399 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
Every employer whose address on the record is in Waterville, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Maine wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
Waterville public-records FAQs
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How do I register to vote in Waterville, Maine?
Voter registration in Maine is run by the Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, and the municipal registrar of voters keeps the roll for Waterville. You can register online, by mail or in person. Same day registration is allowed, in person at your municipality up to and including Election Day; online registration closes 21 days before a state or federal election.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Waterville, Maine?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Maine come from the Maine CDC, Data, Research and Vital Statistics (DRVS). The fee is $15.00 per certificate, $6.00 for each additional copy ordered at the same time. Maine's vital records are housed at DRVS and at most municipal offices statewide; records created before 1892 come from the municipality where the event took place or from the Maine State Archives.
How do I look up property records in Waterville, Maine?
Deeds for property in Waterville are recorded by the county Registry of Deeds, the municipal assessors sets the assessed value, and the municipal tax collector sends the tax bill. Our Kennebec County page lists those offices.
How do I request a Waterville police report?
Incident and crash reports for Waterville come from the Waterville Police Department, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
How do I find business license records in Waterville, Maine?
Maine criminal history checks are run by the Maine State Police, State Bureau of Identification. The fee is $31.00 ($21.00 for InforME subscribers in Maine). Name based search online through the Maine Criminal History Record and Juvenile Crime Information Request service; fingerprint based checks need fingerprints sent straight to the State Bureau of Identification.
Same county
Nearby Kennebec County cities
Other places in Kennebec County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Kennebec County records are on the county page.