Harford County, Maryland Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Courthouse, Room 304 20 West Courtland Street Bel Air MD 21014

History

 * Named for Henry Harford, the illegimate son of Frederick Calvert, 6th and last Lord Baltimore. Mr. Harford was the last Proprietary Governor of Maryland but did not inherit the title of Lord Baltimore because of his illegimatacy.

Parent County

 * Created 17 December 1773 from Baltimore County.

Town

 * Bel Air

Military

 * Aberdeen Proving Ground

Neighboring Counties
Anne Arundel|Baltimore | Carroll |Frederick | Montgomery| Prince George's

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

Church
Surname index to Harford County Maryland Church Records: West Harford Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South (1851-1877), courtesy: Petersrow Publishers.

Web Sites

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