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 online

Asbury Cemetery Billion Graves online

Calvary Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cecil Burial Ground Find a Grave online

Chester Cemetery Find a Grave online

Chester cemetery interment records, Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland July 1912- April 1950 WorldCat

Chestertown Cemetery Billion Graves online

Comegys Bight Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hynson Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hynson Chapel Cemetery (Old) Find a Grave online

Jane's Cemetery Find a Grave online

Melitota Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rich Neck Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ringgold Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Pauls Kent Churchyard Find a Grave online

St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Stepney-Stepne-White Cemetery Find a Grave online

Tombstoning in Kent County, Maryland FamilySearch Library

Trew Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Chestertown Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Chestertown, Maryland LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Chestertown Church Records

1789-1850 Marriages in Kent County (from Maryland Compiled Marriages collection) Ancestry online

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

The history of Christ United Methodist Church, 1773-1988 : formerly the Union Society of Kent Circuit, the Associated Methodist Church, Christ Methodist Protestant Church, Christ Methodist Church FamilySearch Library

Chestertown City Directories

White Pages and Yellow Pages, State of Delaware thru Wilmington, July 1937 thru October 1913 Library of Congress online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Wilmington thru Dover, May 1914 thru September 1947 Library of Congress online

White and Yellow Pages, Indian Head thru Kent and Queen Anne's Counties, c.1934 thru 1946/47 Library of Congress online

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

Maryland, Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931 Ancestry online

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 online

Birds eye view map of Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland 1907. Library of Congress online

Chestertown, 1907, Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, 1915 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, August 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, September 1885 Library of Congress online

Chestertown Marriage Records

1789-1850 Marriages in Kent County (from Maryland Compiled Marriages collection) Ancestry online

Marriage Abstracts 1850-1874 from the Kent News of Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland FamilySearch Library

Maryland Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850 (selections) Ancestry online

Chestertown Newspapers and Obituaries

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Apollo, Or, Chestertown Spy 1793 Maryland State Archives

Apollo; or, Chestertown Spy 03/26/1793 to 12/31/1793 Genealogy Bank online

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 online

Chestertown Transcript 1862-1946 Maryland State Archives

Chestertown Transcript, 1866-1946 Maryland State Archives online

Enterprise 1893 Maryland State Archives

Enterprise, 1919-1935 Maryland State Archives online

Kent Bugle 1834 Maryland State Archives

Kent County News 12/28/2006 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Kent County News 1946 Maryland State Archives

Kent County News 2009-2023 Newspapers.com online

Kent County News January 6, 1965 - June 30, 1965 Archives of Maryland Online online

Kent County News, 1965 Early State Records Online online

Kent County News, 1965 Maryland State Archives online

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 online

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 Chestertown

According 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 online

Abstracts of Kent County, Maryland wills FamilySearch Library

Chestertown School Records

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Chestertown High School - Dragon Yearbook (Chestertown, MD), 1948, 1949, 1951 E Yearbook online

Chestertown High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1962 Classmates online

Chestertown High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1962 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Chestertown High School yearbooks, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1962 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Garnett High School - Swan Yearbook (Chestertown, MD), 1952, 1954 E Yearbook online

Garnett High School yearbook, 1952, 1954 Classmates online

Garnett High School yearbook, 1952, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Garnett High School yearbook, 1952, 1954 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Washington College (Chestertown, MD), 1909-2010 MyHeritage online

Washington College - Pegasus Yearbook (Chestertown, MD), 1895, 1909, 1910, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Washington College yearbook, 1895, 1909, 1910, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1971v2, 1971v3 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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