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1856 County Officials
| Name | Position | Post Office |
| Abbot, Charles J. | Notary | Castine |
| Abbot, Charles J. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Castine |
| Abbot, Richard C. | Justice of the Peace | Wetmore Isle |
| Allen, Amos | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Bluehill |
| Allen, Isaac M. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Sedgewick |
| Allen, Simeon | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooksville |
| Ballister, Jeremiah Le | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Greenfield |
| Banker, Thomas | Notary | Cranberry Isle |
| Barber, Solomon | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Swan Island Plantation |
| Barker, William | Notary | Brooksville |
| Barker, Wm. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooksville |
| Bean, Theodore | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Sullivan |
| Billings, Frederic P. | Justice of the Peace | Brooksville |
| Billington, Asa | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Dedham |
| Black, John Jr. | Justice of the Peace | Ellsworth |
| Black, Wm. H. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Blood, John B. | Justice of the Peace | Bucksport |
| Bowen, John G. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Cranberry Isle |
| Boyd, William L. | Justice of the Peace | Amherst |
| Boyd, William M. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Amherst |
| Boynton, Henry S. | Justice of the Peace | Trenton |
| Brigham, R.H. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Castine |
| Brigham, Rowland H. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Castine |
| Brigham, Rowland H. | Notary | Castine |
| Brown, George W. | Notary | Ellsworth |
| Brown, Ivory L. | Justice of the Peace | Ellsworth |
| Brown, Samuel P. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Orland |
| Buck, Moses G. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Bunker, Thomas | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Cranberry Isle |
| Butler, Jacob | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Seaville |
| Butler, Truphant | Justice of the Peace | Hancock |
| Byther, David B. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Orland |
| Carlton, Rowland | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooklin |
| Chamberlain, James H. | Notary | Ellsworth |
| Chase, Wm. G. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Clark, Seth H. | Notary | Tremont |
| Clements, Rufus | Justice of the Peace | Ellsworth |
| Closson, Franklin | Justice of the Peace | Deer Isle |
| Coggins, William | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Surry |
| Colcord, David | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Conary, William | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Deer Isle |
| Coombs, James W. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooksville |
| Cousens, Stephen | Justice of the Peace | Brooklin |
| Cousins, Haffield | Justice of the Peace | Brooklin |
| Cutter, Geo. W. | Justice of the Peace | Franklin |
| Darling, Byron W. | Coroner | Bluehill |
| Dean, Joseph A. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Ellsworth |
| Deane, Jos. A. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Deane, Joseph A. | Notary | Ellsworth |
| Dodge, Jacob | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Surry |
| Dodge, Jacob | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Surry |
| Drinkwater, A.F. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Ellsworth |
| Drinkwater, Arthur F. | Notary | Ellsworth |
| Drinkwater, Arthur F. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Dutton, Jesse | Justice of the Peace | Ellsworth |
| Edwards, Asa | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Eldridge, Daniel | Justice of the Peace | Ellsworth |
| Ellis, Charles | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Castine |
| Emerson, Aaron P. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Orland |
| Emerson, Geo. H. | Justice of the Peace | Castine |
| Emery, Cyrus | Coroner | Sullivan |
| Emery, Hiram | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Sullivan |
| Emery, Hiram | Notary | Sullivan |
| Emery, Hiram | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Sullivan |
| Ferguson, Benj. F. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Deer Isle |
| Ferguson, Benj. F. | Notary | Deer Isle |
| Fernald, A.C. | Notary | Cranberry Isle |
| Fernald, A.C. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Cranberry Isle |
| Fernald, A.C. | Justice of the Peace | Cranberry Isle |
| Frazier, John B. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Oris |
| Furguson, B.F. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Deer Isle |
| Godfrey, Wilson | Notary | Gouldsboro' |
| Gray, Reuben H. | Justice of the Peace | Sedgewick |
| Gray, Shadrach H. | Justice of the Peace | Sedgewick |
| Gray, Stephen D. | Justice of the Peace | Brooksville |
| Gray, Thomas J. | Justice of the Peace | Sedgewick |
| Greeley, Moses R. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Surry |
| Green, Sullivan | Notary | Deer Isle |
| Green, Sullivan | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Deer Isle |
| Gubtail, Amos G. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Gouldsboro' |
| Hale, Samuel Jr. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooklin |
| Hamor, James | Justice of the Peace | Eden |
| Hardy, Peter | Coroner | Deer Isle |
| Harriman, Isaac H. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Orland |
| Harriman, Joab | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Hart, Thomas R. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Hastings, John | Justice of the Peace | Wetmore Isle |
| Hastings, Richard | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Tilden |
| Heath, William | Notary | Tremont |
| Heath, Wm. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Tremont |
| Herrick, Samuel | Notary | Brooklin |
| Herrick, Samuel | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooklin |
| Higgins, Benj. H. | Justice of the Peace | Eden |
| Higgins, Willard C. | Justice of the Peace | Eden |
| Hill, Barney S. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Gouldsboro' |
| Hill, Barney S. | Justice of the Peace | Gouldsboro' |
| Hinckley, B.W. | Notary | Bluehill |
| Hinckley, B.W. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bluehill |
| Hinckley, Bushrod W. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Bluehill |
| Hinkley, Jesse | Deputy Sheriff | Bluehill |
| Hinks, Winslow | Justice of the Peace | Bucksport |
| Hinks, Winslwo | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Ho?mer, George L. | Justice of the Peace | Deer Isle |
| Holt, Jonah | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bluehill |
| Hook, Frederick A. | Justice of the Peace | Castine |
| Hopkins, Allen | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Tremont |
| Hopkins, Geo. B. | Notary | Ellsworth |
| Hopkins, Joseph | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Trenton |
| Hopkins, Robert | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Surry |
| Hopkins, Seth | Justice of the Peace | Eden |
| Hutchins, Joseph | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Sedgewick |
| Hutchinson, Ebenezer | Justice of the Peace | Penobscot |
| Ingalls, Putnam | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bluehill |
| Jarvis, William | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Castine |
| Jellison, Reuben | Justice of the Peace | Mariaville |
| Johnson, John P. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Deer Isle |
| Jones, Henry S. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Jordan, Elliot | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Waltham |
| Jordan, Geo. N. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Mt. Desert |
| Joy, N.A. | Coroner | Ellsworth |
| Joy, Nath'l A. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Kimball, Daniel | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Mt. Desert |
| King, Warren | Register of Probate | Trenton |
| King, Warren | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Trenton |
| Lake, Sewall | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Latham, Artemas | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Greenfield |
| Leach, Isaac B. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Penobscot |
| Leach, James | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Penobscot |
| Leach, James G. | Justice of the Peace | Orland |
| Leach, Pelatiah | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Penobscot |
| Leach, Pelatiah Jr. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Penobscot |
| Leach, Samuel | Justice of the Peace | Penobscot |
| Leach, Samuel C. | Commissioner | Penobscot |
| Lee, John | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Bucksport |
| Lord, Abijah C. | Justice of the Peace | Surry |
| Lord, Jotham S. | Register of Deeds | Ellsworth |
| Lord, Jotham S. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Lord, Samuel S. | Justice of the Peace | Ellsworth |
| Lowell, Charles | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Lunt, Israel B. | Notary | Long Island |
| Lunt, Israel B. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Long Island |
| Macomber, Hatch | Justice of the Peace | Ellsworth |
| Maddocks, Oliver | Justice of the Peace | Ellsworth |
| Manchester, John | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Mt. Desert |
| Mason, John P. | Notary | Orland |
| Mason, John P. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Orland |
| Mason, Robert Jr. | Justice of the Peace | Ellsworth |
| Mayhew, William | Jailer | Ellsworth |
| McAllister, Asa | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| McFarland, Nathaniel | Commissioner | Hancock |
| Means, Hezekiah | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Surry |
| Means, Hezekiah | Justice of the Peace | Surry |
| Milliken, Simeon | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Seaville |
| Moon, John | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Hancock |
| Moore, Benj. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Gouldsboro' |
| Moore, Jos. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Gouldsboro' |
| Moore, Joseph | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Cranberry Isle |
| Morgan, Dan. Jr. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Sedgewick |
| Newbegin, George W. | Notary | Ellsworth |
| Newbegin, George W. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Noyes, Henry A. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Deer Isle |
| Noyes, Henry A. | Justice of the Peace | Deer Isle |
| Noyes, John M. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Mt. Desert |
| Noyese, John M. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Mt. Desert |
| Osgood, Isaac S. | Commissioner | Bluehill |
| Osgood, Isaac S. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bluehill |
| Osgood, Isaac S. | Justice of the Peace | Bluehill |
| Osgood, Robert T. | Justice of the Peace | Orland |
| Parker, John H. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Mt. Desert |
| Perkins Pelatiah | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Penobscot |
| Perkins, Augustus | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Penobscot |
| Perry, Parker W. | Clerk of Courts | Ellsworth |
| Perry, Parker W. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Phillips, Luther | Justice of the Peace | Orland |
| Pierce, Nathan | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Greenfield |
| Preble, William P. | Notary | Cranberry Isle |
| Preble, Wm. P. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Cranberry Isle |
| Rand, Wm. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Gouldsboro' |
| Rea, Benjamin | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Sedgewick |
| Rea, Benjamin | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Sedgewick |
| Redman, Erastus | Deputy Sheriff | Ellsworth |
| Redman, Erastus | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Redman, Erastus | Coroner | Ellsworth |
| Redman, John R. | Sheriff | Ellsworth |
| Reed, Littleton | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Remick, Reuben | Justice of the Peace | Trenton |
| Rice, Joseph S. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Ellsworth |
| Rich, Samuel G. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Tremont |
| Richards, John D. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Richardson, Abraham | Notary | Tremont |
| Richardson, Nathaniel G. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Mt. Desert |
| Richardson, William S. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Mt. Desert |
| Robinson, Thomas | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Ellsworth |
| Robinson, Thomas | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Rogers, Charles | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Castine |
| Sargent, John O. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Brooklin |
| Sargent, John O. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooklin |
| Sargent, John O. | Coroner | Brooklin |
| Sargent, Thomas C. | Justice of the Peace | Surry |
| Sargent, Wm. H. | Justice of the Peace | Sedgewick |
| Sargent, Wyer G. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Sedgewick |
| Sawyer, Jacob | Justice of the Peace | Tremont |
| Sawyer, Nathaniel K. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Scammons, Joseph | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Franklin |
| Shaw, Fred E. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Orland |
| Shaw, Frederick E. | County Attorney | Orland |
| Shaw, Frederick E. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Orland |
| Shaw, Frederick E. | Notary | Orland |
| Silsbee, Roswell | Justice of the Peace | Aurora |
| Silsby, David B. | Justice of the Peace | Aurora |
| Small, Thomas | Justice of the Peace | Deer Isle |
| Smith, Amos | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Smith, Benjamin Jr. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Swan Island Plantation |
| Smith, Benjamin Jr. | Justice of the Peace | Swan Island Plantation |
| Smith, George S., Jr. | Justice of the Peace | Ellsworth |
| Smith, Seth H. | Justice of the Peace | Bucksport |
| Somerby, Wm. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Somes, Abraham | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Mt. Desert |
| Somes, Daniel | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Mt. Desert |
| Soule, H.M. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Gouldsboro' |
| Spofford, C.A. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Deer Isle |
| Spofford, Charls A. | Notary | Deer Isle |
| Spofford, Fred, P. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Deer Isle |
| Spofford, Frederick P. | Notary | Deer Isle |
| Spofford, Pearl | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Deer Isle |
| Spofford, Pearl | Notary | Deer Isle |
| Spofford, Pearl | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Deer Isle |
| Spofford, Winslow P. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Dedham |
| Spofford, Winslow P. | Justice of the Peace | Dedham |
| Springer, G.W. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Franklin |
| Staples, Augustus R. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Swan Island Plantation |
| Staples, Peleg G. | Justice of the Peace | Penobscot |
| Stevens, John | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bluehill |
| Stinson, Benjamin F. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Swan Island Plantation |
| Swan, Nathan A. | Justice of the Peace | Franklin |
| Swazey, Sewall B. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Tarr, Andrew | Justice of the Peace | Tremont |
| Thomas, L.J. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Eden |
| Thomas, Leonard J. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Eden |
| Thomas, Leonard J. | Notary | Eden |
| Thomas, N.J. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Eden |
| Thomas, Nicholas | Coroner | Eden |
| Thomas, Nicholas J. | Notary | Eden |
| Thomas, William S. | Justice of the Peace | Eden |
| Thompson, J.M. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | No. 1 |
| Tilden, Charles K. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Castine |
| Tilden, Charles R. | Notary | Castine |
| Tilden, Chas. K. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Castine |
| Tilden, George F. | Justice of the Peace | Castine |
| Tinker, Richard | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Trevett, H.S. | County Treasurer | Trenton |
| Trevett, Henry S. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Trenton |
| Tuck, Parker | Judge of Probate | Bucksport |
| Tuck, Parker | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Bucksport |
| Tuck, Parker | Notary | Bucksport |
| Tuck, Parker | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Turner, John | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Deer Isle |
| Walker, David | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Brooksville |
| Walker, David | Notary | Brooksville |
| Walker, David | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooksville |
| Walker, John | Deputy Sheriff | Brooksville |
| Walker, John | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Brooksville |
| Walker, John | Notary | Brooksville |
| Walker, John | Justice of the Peace | Brooksville |
| Walker, Joseph | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Brooksville |
| Walker, Joseph | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooksville |
| Walker, Nathan | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Orland |
| Walker, Nathan | Coroner | Orland |
| Wardwell, J.R. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Orland |
| Warren, Richard | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Deer Isle |
| Warren, Thos. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Deer Isle |
| Wasson, David | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooksville |
| Wasson, John | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooksville |
| Wasson, Samuel | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Franklin |
| Wassons, Samuel | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Franklin |
| Waterhouse, Samuel | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Wells, Humphrey | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooklin |
| Wells, Humphrey | Justice of the Peace | Brooklin |
| Wescott, Archibald | Justice of the Peace | Bluehill |
| West, John | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Franklin |
| Whitcomb, E. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| White, George C. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Amherst |
| White, Jonathan | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Greenfield |
| White, Nathan | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Bucksport |
| White, Nathan | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Whitmore, Seth | Justice of the Peace | Deer Isle |
| Williams, Hezekiah | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Castine |
| Williams, Hezekiah | Notary | Castine |
| Wiswell, Arno | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Ellsworth |
| Wiswell, Arno | Notary | Ellsworth |
| Wiswell, Arno | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Ellsworth |
| Woodman, T.C. | Notary | Bucksport |
| Woodman, T.C. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Bucksport |
| Woodman, Theodore C. | Person appointed to qualify civil officers | Bucksport |
| Woods, J.B. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Castine |
| Woods, Simeon P. | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Brooklin |
| Wooster, Isaac | Justice of the Peace | Hancock |
| Wright, Edward | Justice of the Peace & of the Quorum | Penobscot |
| Young, Monroe | Deputy Sheriff | Ellsworth |
(Source: Maine Register and Business Directory, 1856)