Cecil County, Maryland Genealogy

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County Courthouse
County Commissioners County Administrative Building 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2100 Elkton, MD 21921 Ph: (410) 996-5201

History



 * Named for Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore.

Parent County

 * 1674--Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from Baltimore County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert. County seat: Elkton.

Boundary Changes

 * Much of the county was originally attached to Kent County until Baltimore County was created 12 January 1659.

Neighboring Counties
Harford | Kent | New Castle County, Delaware | Pennsylvania counties: Chester | Lancaster | York

Census
Federal Census reports available 1790-1930 including slave and veterans schedules.

Churches
St Stephen's Parish (North Sassafras Parish)

St Mary Anne's Parish (North Elk Parish)

Shrewsbury Parish (South Sassafras Parish)

St Augustine Parish (Bohemia Manor, Chesapeake City, MD)

St Paul's Methodist Church at Johntown

St Xavier or Old Bohemia

Zion Methodist Church Cecilton

Probate

 * Probate estate files from 1851 to 1940 can be searched on FamilySearch. The site will let you view and save the actual probate record.

Web Sites

 * The Cecil County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cecil County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cecil County. (Backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Cecil County.
 * FamilySearch Record Search for Cecil County Probate Estate Files from 1851 to 1940 are searchable.The site will let you view and save.
 * The Historical Society of Cecil County