Washington County MD Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Washington Records by TypeBirth Records (10)Cemetery Records (300) Census Records (59) Church Records (65) City Directories (91) Court Records (2) Death Records (16) Histories and Genealogies (31) Immigration Records (5) Land Records (14) Map Records (31) Marriage Records (27) Military Records (19) Minority Records (2) Miscellaneous Records (3) Newspapers and Obituaries (202) Probate Records (10) School Records (54) 
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Washington County Records by City/TownAntietam Genealogy (30)Beaver Creek Genealogy (33) Big Pool Genealogy (29) Boonsboro Genealogy (57) Brownsville Genealogy (29) Cavetown Genealogy (29) Chewsville Genealogy (30) Clear Spring Genealogy (63) Funkstown Genealogy (34) Garretts Mill Genealogy (28) |
Hagerstown Genealogy (320) Hancock Genealogy (69) Highfield Genealogy (28) Keedysville Genealogy (46) Leitersburg Genealogy (44) Ringgold Genealogy (29) Saint James Genealogy (30) Sharpsburg Genealogy (56) Smithsburg Genealogy (50) Williamsport Genealogy (62) |
Overview of Washington County Records
- Washington County was created in 1867 from Somerset and Worcester counties.
- 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 Washington County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records starting in 1799, divorce records, land records starting in 1776, court records starting in 1797, and military discharge records.
- The Washington County Free Library has other genealogical records.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.