Saint Mary's County MD Genealogy

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Saint Mary's Records by Type

Birth Records (10)
Cemetery Records (153)
Census Records (45)
Church Records (40)
City Directories (33)
Court Records (3)
Death Records (23)
Histories and Genealogies (33)
Immigration Records (4)
Land Records (23)
Map Records (4)
Marriage Records (22)
Military Records (9)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (5)
Newspapers and Obituaries (55)
Probate Records (30)
School Records (27)
Tax Records (2)

Saint Mary's County Records by City/Town

California Genealogy (33)
Chaptico Genealogy (34)
Charlotte Hall Genealogy (35)
Dameron Genealogy (33)
Great Mills Genealogy (41)
Hollywood Genealogy (38)
Leonardtown Genealogy (99)
Lexington Park Genealogy (42)

Mechanicsville Genealogy (49)
Morganza Genealogy (33)
Point Lookout Genealogy (35)
Ridge Genealogy (39)
Saint Inigoes Genealogy (35)
Saint Mary's City Genealogy (45)
Scotland Genealogy (37)
Valley Lee Genealogy (40)

Overview of Saint Mary's County Records

St. Mary’s County was created in 1637.
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 St. Mary’s County Clerk Circuit Courts has marriage and land records starting in 1827.
The St. Mary’s County Register of Wills has probate records starting in 1658. 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.