Carroll County, Maryland Genealogy

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



Description
Carroll County was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton. The county is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Carroll County Courthouse 55 North Court St. Westminster, MD 21157 Phone: 410-386-8710 Toll-free (in Maryland) 888-786-0039 Email: heather.dewees@mdcourts.gov 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
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1668-1995 at FamilySearch — index- How to Use this Collection
 * 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.
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1897-1952 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Genealogies

 * Winchester - Boddie, John Thomas and John Bennett Boddie. Boddie and Allied Families. Chicago: n.p., 1918. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library - 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.)

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * History of Western Maryland. 2 volumes. 1882. By J. Thomas Scharf. Philadelphia : L. H. Everts. Online at: Vols. 1 & 2 - HathiTrust, Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Revolutionary War

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841. 1967 reprint: 973 X2pc 1840. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). 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. Online at: Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). 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 - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index- How to Use this Collection


 * - 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.

World War I

 * 1917-1919-Jay Graybeal. Carroll County and the Great War for Civilization, 1917-1919.Westminster, Maryland : Historical Society of Carroll County, 1993. FS Library 975.277 M2g

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Carroll County newspapers are identified in "Guide to Maryland Newspapers," available online, courtesy: Special Collections, Maryland State Archives.
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * Maryland, Wills and Probate Records at findmypast - index
 * 1634-1777 Maryland, Index To Colonial Probate Records, 1634-1777 at findmypast - index
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection
 * 1800-1999 Caroll County, Index to Will and Probate Records at Maryland Genealogical Society, index
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

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 - How to Use this Collection
 * 1666-1970 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1898-1944 Maryland Death Index 1898-1944

FamilySearch Centers

 * Baltimore Maryland Inner Harbor FamilySearch Center
 * Columbia Maryland FamilySearch Center
 * Hampstead Maryland FamilySearch Center
 * Harford County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Kuethe Library Historical & Genealogical Research Center - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Carroll County Public Library Website Multiple locations

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

 * The Carroll County MDGenWeb Project
 * "Carroll Co.," in Genealogical Sources in Periodicals at The Maryland State Archives.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Carroll County
 * - 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.