Cecil 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. Cecil Records by TypeBirth Records (9)Cemetery Records (142) Census Records (46) Church Records (66) City Directories (62) Court Records (1) Death Records (11) Histories and Genealogies (17) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (20) Map Records (29) Marriage Records (24) Military Records (6) Miscellaneous Records (4) Newspapers and Obituaries (87) Probate Records (16) School Records (41) Tax Records (1) 
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Overview of Cecil County Records
- Cecil County was created in 1674 from Kent 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 Cecil County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1777, divorce records, court records starting in 1674, and land records starting in 1674.
- The Cecil County Register of Wills has general will index from 1875 to 1953, general index from 1675 to 1997, will index from 1953 to 1997, and estate files starting in 1851.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.