Prince George's County MD Genealogy

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Prince George's Records by Type

Birth Records (11)
Cemetery Records (365)
Census Records (53)
Church Records (63)
City Directories (61)
Court Records (4)
Death Records (17)
Histories and Genealogies (26)
Immigration Records (1)
Land Records (25)
Map Records (22)
Marriage Records (26)
Military Records (8)
Minority Records (3)
Miscellaneous Records (5)
Newspapers and Obituaries (177)
Probate Records (20)
School Records (123)
Tax Records (2)

Prince George's County Records by City/Town

Accokeek Genealogy (37)
Adelphi Genealogy (28)
Aquasco Genealogy (43)
Baden Genealogy (31)
Beltsville Genealogy (45)
Bladensburg Genealogy (41)
Bowie Genealogy (87)
Brandywine Genealogy (57)
Brentwood Genealogy (29)
Camp Springs Genealogy (33)
Capitol Heights Genealogy (42)
Cheltenham Genealogy (36)
Clinton Genealogy (43)
College Park Genealogy (64)
Collington Genealogy (27)
Croom Genealogy (35)
District Heights Genealogy (27)

Forestville Genealogy (42)
Fort Washington Genealogy (37)
Glenn Dale Genealogy (30)
Greenbelt Genealogy (46)
Hyattsville Genealogy (82)
Lanham Seabrook Genealogy (37)
Laurel Genealogy (89)
Mitchellville Genealogy (37)
Naylor Genealogy (30)
Nottingham Genealogy (32)
Oxon Hill Genealogy (44)
Piscataway Genealogy (27)
Rosaryville Genealogy (28)
Seat Pleasant Genealogy (29)
Suitland Genealogy (39)
Upper Marlboro Genealogy (96)

Overview of Prince George's County Records

Prince George’s County was created in 1695 from Charles 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 Prince George’s County Clerk Circuit Court has land records starting in 1696 and court records starting in the 1700s.
The Prince George’s County Register of Wills has probate records starting in 1698. The 1830 federal census is missing.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.