Calvert County, Maryland Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Board of County Commissioners Courthouse 175 Main Street Prince Frederick, MD 20678

History

 * Originally named Patuxent County.
 * Renamed 22 October 1669 for the Calvert family, the Lords Baltimore, the proprietors of Maryland.

Parent County

 * 1650--Calvert County was created 30 July 1650 from the old Charles County which was created 3 October 1850 and discontinued 28 September 1653. The new Charles County which is located west was created 13 April 1658. County seat: Frederick.

Record Loss
1882 Courthouse fire destroyed most of the records. Some deeds from 1840-1882 were re-recorded, also abstracts at Annapolis 1784-1882, and provincial court and land office records were used to reconstruct lost deeds.

Neighboring Counties
Anne Arundel | Charles | Dorchester | Prince George's | Saint Mary's | Talbot

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records US Vol. 24 page 89 - Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery

Web Sites

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