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Family Tree Search - Garrett County, Maryland

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Garrett County, Maryland Genealogy Resources

Are you just beginning your ancestry research in Garrett County, Maryland? Our expert research team has put
together some helpful links and resources to help you get started with your family tree research. Many of the Garrett County resources listed on this page are often used by our genealogists during a typical ancestry search to help locate important records like birth certificates, obituaries, court records, marriage certificates, land deeds, and family histories.

Cemeteries

Epodunk - Garrett County, MD Cemeteries

Find a Grave - Garrett County, MD Cemeteries

Garrett County, MD - Tombstone Transcription Project

Garrett County Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project

Interment.net - Garrett County, MD Cemeteries

The Political Graveyard - Garrett County, MD

USGenWeb Maryland Archives - Garrett County Cemeteries

Census Records

1880 Census of Garrett County, MD - Ancestry.com

1880 Census of Garrett County, MD - FamilySearch.org

1910 Census of Garrett County, MD - Ancestry.com

1910 Census Index of Garrett County, MD - U.S. GenWeb Census Project

1920 Census of Garrett County, MD - Ancestry.com

1930 Census of Garrett County, MD - Ancestry.com

Court Records

Garrett County Sheriff's Office History

Directories

City of Cumberland and Allegany County Directory 1895-96

History

Garrett County History - Garrett County Historical Society Museum

Garrett County Markers - The Historical Marker Database

Garrett County - Maryland Online Encyclopedia

Garrett County, Maryland - Wikipedia.org

National Register of Historic Places - Garrett County, MD

Land Records

Garrett County Land Records - Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives

Libraries, Museums, and Archives

Garrett County Historical Society & Museum - Oakland, MD

Garrett County Public Libraries

The Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County - Oakland, MD

Spruce Forest Artisan Village - Grantsville, MD

USGenWeb Archives - Garrett County, MD

Western Maryland's Historical Library - Hagerstown, MD

Military Records

Garrett County, Maryland World War II Casualties Army and Air Force

USGenWeb Maryland Archives - Military Records

Societies

Allegheny Regional Family History Society - Elkins, WV

The Garrett County Historical Society Museum - Deer Park, MD

Garrett County Historical Society - Oakland, MD

The Mary Young Pickersgill Chapter - United States Daughters of 1812

Youghiogheny Glades Chapter - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Vital Records

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates - Maryland Vital Statistics Administration

Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates - VitalRec.com

Click Below to Learn More about Your Maryland Genealogy

County	Formation Date	County Seat	Parent County
Allegany County	1789	Cumberland	Washington County
Anne Arundel County	1650	Annapolis	St. Mary's County
Baltimore City	1851	Baltimore	Baltimore County
Baltimore County	1659	Towson	Original county
Calvert County	1654	Prince Frederick	Patuxent County
Caroline County	1773	Denton	Dorchester County and Queen Anne's County
Carroll County	1837	Westminster	Baltimore County and Frederick County
Cecil County	1672	Elkton	Baltimore County and Kent County
Charles County	1658	La Plata	Original county
Dorchester County	1668	Cambridge	Original county
Frederick County	1748	Frederick	Prince George's County
Garrett County	1872	Oakland	Allegany County
Harford County	1773	Bel Air	Baltimore County
Howard County	1851	Ellicott City	Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County
Kent County	1642	Chestertown	Original county
Montgomery County	1776	Rockville	Frederick County
Prince George's County	1696	Upper Marlboro	Calvert County and Charles County
Queen Anne's County	1706	Centreville	Talbot County
Saint Mary's County	1637	Leonardtown	Potomac County
Somerset County	1666	Princess Anne	Original county
Talbot County	1662	Easton	Kent County
Washington County	1776	Hagerstown	Frederick County
Wicomico County	1867	Salisbury	Somerset County and Worcester County
Worcester County	1742	Snow Hill	Somerset County

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