Carroll County, Maryland Genealogy

Guide to Carroll County, Maryland ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



Description
The County was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton. The County has Westminster as its seat and the County was created January 19, 1837. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse 225 North Center St. Westminster, MD 21157 Phone: 410-876-2085 Carroll County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records 1837-1900 (not indexed) and from 1900 (indexed), divorce, court and land records from 1837.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records
Federal Census reports available 1840-1930 including slave and veterans schedules.

Church Records

 * 1668-1995 at FamilySearch — index
 * Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions is not intended to be a complete listing of all Religious institutions in Maryland. It was originally based upon the churches recorded by the Federal Works Progress Administration during a records survey conducted from 1935 to 1941. It has been expanded by later acquisitions from religious organizations to the Maryland State Archives.

Genealogies

 * [Winchester] Boddie, John Thomas and John Bennett Boddie. Boddie and Allied Families. Chicago: n.p., 1918. Digital version at - free.

Land and Property Records
Through a Joint eGovernment Service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives, free images and indexes of the complete series of Carroll County Deed Books (1837-present) have been uploaded to their website: A Digital Image Retrieval System for Land Records in Maryland. (Requires free registration.)

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census]. 1841. Digital version at Google Books. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. [See Maryland, Carroll County on page 127.]

War of 1812

 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. 973 M2Lp v. 5; digital versions at Google Books and Internet Archive. [See Vol. 5, Maryland, Carroll County, pp. 140-142. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.]

Civil War

 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index


 * - 1st Regiment, Maryland Eastern Shore Infantry, Companies D, E, F and G.
 * - 6th Regiment, Maryland Infantry, Companies A and C.
 * - 7th Regiment, Maryland Infantry, Companies D and F.

Newspapers

 * Carroll County newspapers are identified in "Guide to Maryland Newspapers," available online, courtesy: Special Collections, Maryland State Archives.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1635–1743 Maryland Calendar of Wills 1635-1743 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1635–1777 Maryland Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1796–1940 at FamilySearch images

Tax Records

 * 1793 "1793 Tax, Taylorsville Area," Western Maryland Genealogy, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1989):172-174.
 * 1798 Horvath, George J. The Particular Assessment Lists for Baltimore and Carroll Counties - 1798. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1991.

Marriage

 * 1658-1940 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1666-1970 at FamilySearch — index

Death

 * 1898-1944 Maryland Death Index 1898-1944

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Hampstead Maryland Family History Center

Societies

 * Carroll County Genealogical Society CCGS P.O. Box 1752 Westminster, MD 21158 Email: [mailto:info@ccgsmd.org info@ccgsmd.org] Website
 * Historical Society of Carroll County 210 East Main Street Westminster, MD 21157 Phone: 410-848-6494 Email: [mailto:Info@HSCCmd.org Info@HSCCmd.org] Website

Websites

 * Carroll County, Maryland Genealogy, History and Facts (Genealogy Inc)
 * The Carroll County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * "Carroll Co.," in Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Carroll County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Carroll County (Backup site)
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records

Research Guides

 * Carroll County Genealogical Society. A Guide to Genealogical Research in Carroll County. Westminster, Md.: Carroll County Genealogical Society, 1991.
 * Souza, Eileen A. “Research in Carroll County.” Maryland Genealogical Society Journal 53, no. 2 (2012): 307-324.