Garrett County, Maryland Genealogy

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County Courthouse
203 South Fourth Street, Room 207 Oakland, Maryland, 21550.

History



 * Named for John Work Garrett (1820-1884), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Parent County

 * Last county created in the state, 4 November 1872, from west part of Allegany County.

Towns
Accident | Deer Park | Friendsville | Grantsville | Kitzmiller | Loch Lynn Heights | Mountain Lake Park | Oakland

Communities
Bittinger | Bloomington | Corunna | Crellin | Gorman | Hutton | Kempton | Keysers Ridge | McHenry | Jennings | New Germany | Sand Spring | Sang Run | Shalmar | Swanton

Neighboring Counties
Allegany | Pennsylvania counties: Fayette | Somerset | West Virginia counties: Grant | Mineral | Preston | Tucker

Census
Federal Census reports available 1880-1930.

Church
Maryland State Archives' Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions identifies all churches known to have existed in Garrett County, Maryland. It covers all denominations and includes record descriptions.

Web Sites

 * The Garrett County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Garrett County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Garrett County. (Backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Garrett County