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

Web Sites

 * The Carroll County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * 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.