Save the Date! The 2009 Convention of Maine Counties will take place September 11 - 13, 2009 and will be hosted by Waldo County at Point Lookout in Lincolnville, Maine. For more information e-mail Becky Morgan: becky@mainecounties.org. County government is Maine's oldest form of government, pre-dating statehood and even the Declaration of Independence. The county is the only form of regional government whose officials are directly elected by the voters. Get more information on each of Maine's counties from this fun clickable map. Read more about County Government and its many functions. Or check out the complete 2009 County Directory listing all officials for each county. (You'll need Adobe Acrobat to read these PDF files. Click here to download a free copy.) See the current Board of Directors of the Maine County Commissioners Association. Some very useful links are available here to find out more about individual counties, some related national organizations, and the state government. And don't forget to follow the links (to the right) for each of the 9 major associations of county officials. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has a presence in all Maine counties and each office receives county government funds for their educational programs and operations. Please click here for more information about services available in your county. Thanks for visiting. You can contact us here for more information.