Chestertown Genealogy (in Kent County, MD)
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Chestertown Birth Records
Births & deaths, Queen Annes, Kent & Caroline counties 1865-1884 : (from County Circuit Court records) FamilySearch Library
Maryland, Birth Records, 1898-1921 Maryland State Archives
Maryland, Birth Records, 1898-present Maryland Department of Health
Chestertown Cemetery Records
Asbury Cemetery Find a Grave 
Asbury Cemetery Billion Graves
Calvary Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave
Cecil Burial Ground Find a Grave
Chester Cemetery Find a Grave
Chester cemetery interment records, Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland July 1912- April 1950 WorldCat
Chestertown Cemetery Billion Graves
Comegys Bight Cemetery Find a Grave
Hynson Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave
Hynson Chapel Cemetery (Old) Find a Grave
Jane's Cemetery Find a Grave
Melitota Cemetery Find a Grave
Rich Neck Cemetery Find a Grave
Ringgold Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Pauls Kent Churchyard Find a Grave
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Stepney-Stepne-White Cemetery Find a Grave
Tombstoning in Kent County, Maryland FamilySearch Library
Trew Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Chestertown Census Records
Federal Census of 1940, Chestertown, Maryland LDS Genealogy
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Chestertown Church Records
1789-1850 Marriages in Kent County (from Maryland Compiled Marriages collection) Ancestry
A Tricentennial history of St. Paul's Church Kent FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1879-1992 [Chestertown, Maryland] (Catholic Church. Sacred Heart (Chestertown, Maryland)) FamilySearch Library
Chestertown City Directories
White Pages and Yellow Pages, State of Delaware thru Wilmington, July 1937 thru October 1913 Library of Congress
White Pages and Yellow Pages, Wilmington thru Dover, May 1914 thru September 1947 Library of Congress
White and Yellow Pages, Indian Head thru Kent and Queen Anne's Counties, c.1934 thru 1946/47 Library of Congress
Chestertown Death Records
Births & deaths, Queen Annes, Kent & Caroline counties 1865-1884 : (from County Circuit Court records) FamilySearch Library
Kent County obituaries & marriages : from the Kent news & the Chestertown transcript FamilySearch Library
Maryland, Death Records, 1898-2011 Maryland State Archives
Maryland, Death Records, 1969-present Maryland Department of Health
Chestertown Histories and Genealogies
History of Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, 1650-1899 FamilySearch Library
The Chestertown story : October 5-13, 1956, souvenir program FamilySearch Library
Chestertown Immigration Records
Chestertown Land Records
Land records 1790-1851 ; index 1646-1869 FamilySearch Library
Land records, 1648-1790 FamilySearch Library
Chestertown Map Records
Birds eye view map of Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland 1907. Library of Congress
Birds eye view map of Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland 1907. Library of Congress
Chestertown, 1907, Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, 1903 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, 1908 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, 1915 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, August 1891 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, September 1885 Library of Congress
Chestertown Marriage Records
1789-1850 Marriages in Kent County (from Maryland Compiled Marriages collection) Ancestry
Marriage Abstracts 1850-1874 from the Kent News of Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland FamilySearch Library
Maryland Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850 (selections) Ancestry
Chestertown Newspapers and Obituaries
Apollo, Or, Chestertown Spy 1793 Maryland State Archives
Apollo; or, Chestertown Spy 03/26/1793 to 12/31/1793 Genealogy Bank
Chester River Press 1962-1970 Maryland State Archives
Chestertown Telegraph 1825-1826 Maryland State Archives
Chestertown Transcript 01/06/1866 to 12/25/1879 Genealogy Bank
Chestertown Transcript 1862-1946 Maryland State Archives
Chestertown Transcript, 1866-1946 Maryland State Archives
Enterprise 1893 Maryland State Archives
Enterprise, 1919-1935 Maryland State Archives
Kent Bugle 1834 Maryland State Archives
Kent County News 12/28/2006 to Current Genealogy Bank
Kent County News 1946 Maryland State Archives
Kent County News 2009-2023 Newspapers.com
Kent County News January 6, 1965 - June 30, 1965 Archives of Maryland Online
Kent County News, 1965 Early State Records Online
Kent County News, 1965 Maryland State Archives
Kent County obituaries & marriages : from the Kent news & the Chestertown transcript FamilySearch Library
Kent Inquirer 1830 Maryland State Archives
Kent News 1840-1946 Maryland State Archives
Kent News, 1840-1934 Maryland State Archives
Marriage Abstracts 1850-1874 from the Kent News of Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland FamilySearch Library
Pilot 1986-1988 Maryland State Archives
Republican Advocate 1870 Maryland State Archives
Telegraph 1826-1830 Maryland State Archives
Telescope, and Eastern Shore Advertiser 1833 Maryland State Archives
Offline Newspapers for ChestertownAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Chester River Press. (Chestertown, Md.) 1962-1970 Chestertown Telegraph. (Chestertown, Md.) 1825-1826 Chestertown Transcript. (Chestertown, Md.) 1862-1946 Kent County News. (Chestertown, Md.) 1946-Current Kent News. (Chestertown, Md.) 1840-1946 Telegraph. (Chestertown, Md.) 1826-1830 |
Chestertown Probate Records
1604-1878 Maryland Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Abstracts of Kent County, Maryland wills FamilySearch Library
Chestertown School Records
Chestertown High School - Dragon Yearbook (Chestertown, MD), 1948, 1949, 1951 E Yearbook
Chestertown High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1962 Classmates
Chestertown High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1962 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Chestertown High School yearbooks, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1962 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Garnett High School - Swan Yearbook (Chestertown, MD), 1952, 1954 E Yearbook
Garnett High School yearbook, 1952, 1954 Classmates
Garnett High School yearbook, 1952, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Garnett High School yearbook, 1952, 1954 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
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