Carroll County, Maryland Genealogy

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County Courthouse
225 North Center St. Westminster, MD 21157

History



 * Named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton (he signed this way) (1737-1832), the last surviving signer of Declaration of Independence.

Parent County

 * 1837--Carroll County was created 19 January 1837 from Baltimore and Frederick counties by taking the following hundreds from Baltimore County: North Hundred, Pipe Creek Hundred, Delaware Upper Hundred, Delaware Lower Hundred and from Frederick County: Pipe Creek Hundred, Westminster Hundred, Unity Hundred, Burnt House Hundred, Piney Creek Hundred, and Taneytown Hundred. County seat: Westminster.

Neighboring Counties
Baltimore | Frederick | Howard | Pennsylvania counties: Adams | York

Cemeteries
Interment.net Cemetery Listings for Carroll County, MD. Includes contact information for many cemetaries in the county and volunteer contributed index lists for many of them.

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

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

Land
Maryland State Archives has uploaded free images and indexes to the complete series of Carroll County Deed Books (1837-present). Visit their site to find the land records that interest you: MDLandRec.Net: A Digital Image Retrieval System for Land Records in Maryland. (Free registration is required.)

Web Sites

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