The Valuation Books provide information about property owners in two major sections.
The first section contains Scarborough residents and is generally arranged alphabetically by surname. That is to say, all people whose surname begins with a “C” are together, but surnames beginning with “Ca” might not be together.
In the second section are non-residents who owned property in Scarborough. These pages are unnumbered and are organized by the towns the individual lived in and then semi-alphabetically by surname. The towns include:
- Buxton
- Cape Elizabeth
- Deering
- Gorham
- Portland
- Saco
- Westbrook
- Miscellaneous [All other locations]
A third, unnumbered, section indicates residents and non-residents that live in Scarborough but do not own property.
If you have ancestors who lived in Scarborough in, these books may provide information of great interest. It includes information on real estate values, personal property (horses, oxen, cows, swine, sheep, carriages, and furniture. Also included are stocks and bonds, money lent at interest, and logs and timber held.
1810 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book – Copy – (Needs Transcription)
1841 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book – PDF
1875 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book – PDF – Images Only
1882 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
1886 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
1887 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
1888 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
1889 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
1890 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book – Consider as a “Census Substitute.”
1891 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
1892 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
1894 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
1895 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
1896 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
1900 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
1905 Scarborough Tax Valuation Book
