Baltimore County MD Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Baltimore Records by Type Birth Records (46) Cemetery Records (772) Census Records (55) Church Records (392) City Directories (400) Court Records (5) Death Records (97) Histories and Genealogies (115) Immigration Records (40) Land Records (32) Map Records (110) Marriage Records (117) Military Records (24) Minority Records (26) Miscellaneous Records (25) Newspapers and Obituaries (638) Probate Records (49) School Records (488) Tax Records (12)

Overview of Baltimore County Records

• Baltimore County was created in 1659 from Anne Arundel County.
• Birth and death records from 1898 to 1921 can be obtained from the Maryland State Archives. Birth and death records from 1898 to the present can be obtained from the Maryland Department of Health.
• The Baltimore County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1851, divorce records, court records starting in 1851, and land records starting in 1851.
• The Baltimore County Register of Wills has probate records starting in 1666.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.