Frederick County MD Genealogy

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Frederick Records by Type

Birth Records (31)
Cemetery Records (460)
Census Records (66)
Church Records (193)
City Directories (29)
Court Records (6)
Death Records (30)
Histories and Genealogies (54)
Immigration Records (8)
Land Records (18)
Map Records (44)
Marriage Records (63)
Military Records (10)
Minority Records (3)
Miscellaneous Records (9)
Newspapers and Obituaries (219)
Probate Records (26)
School Records (62)
Tax Records (3)

Frederick County Records by City/Town

Braddock Heights Genealogy (24)
Brunswick Genealogy (45)
Buckeystown Genealogy (28)
Burkittsville Genealogy (27)
Creagerstown Genealogy (32)
Emmitsburg Genealogy (84)
Foxville Genealogy (25)
Frederick Genealogy (321)
Graceham Genealogy (31)
Jefferson Genealogy (35)
Johnsville Genealogy (30)
Ladiesburg Genealogy (26)
Libertytown Genealogy (39)
Linganore Genealogy (25)
Middletown Genealogy (81)

Mount Airy Genealogy (61)
Myersville Genealogy (31)
New London Genealogy (27)
New Market Genealogy (35)
Park Mills Genealogy (24)
Petersville Genealogy (25)
Rocky Ridge Genealogy (24)
Sabillasville Genealogy (29)
Thurmont Genealogy (53)
Unionville Genealogy (26)
Urbana Genealogy (29)
Walkersville Genealogy (37)
Wolfsville Genealogy (30)
Woodsboro Genealogy (55)

Overview of Frederick County Records

Frederick County was created in 1748 from Prince George’s 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 Frederick County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1778, probate records starting in 1744, and land records starting in 1748.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.