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Queen Anne’s County, Maryland
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Queen Anne’s County, Maryland Facts
When was Queen Anne’s County, MD Created?
Queen Anne’s County was created on April 9, 1706 from Dorchester County, Kent County and Talbot County.
What is the County Seat of Queen Anne’s County, MD?
The County Seat is located in Centreville additionally, the county government website is qactv.wordpress.com/
What counties are adjacent to Queen Anne’s County, MD?
Bordering Counties are Kent County, Kent County, Delaware, Talbot County, Caroline County.
Queen Anne’s County, MD Vital Records
Where can find Queen Anne’s County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Queen Anne’s County vital records can be found at the Maryland Office of Vital Records has copies of birth and death records from August 1898, has marriage records from January 1990 and has divorce records from January, 1992. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Maryland for current fees and application process.
State of Maryland Archives files, stores, and issues certified copies of vital records including Birth certificates from 1898 for Maryland counties and since 1875 for Baltimore City, Death certificates prior to 1969 and Marriage certificates since 1640 for events that occurred in Maryland.
You can also order Order Electronically Online or You can download an application for Maryland Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Verification, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Queen Anne’s County, MD Census Records
What Queen Anne’s County, MD census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Queen Anne’s County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1790-1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Queen Anne’s Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Queen Anne’s Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Queen Anne’s Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890.
Another state census is the Maryland Colonial Census of 1776. There is free down-loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Maryland Census Records Research Guide.
Queen Anne’s County, MD Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Queen Anne’s County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Queen Anne’s County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Maryland courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Maryland residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Queen Anne’s County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Maryland Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Queen Anne’s County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 100 Courthouse Square, Centreville, MD 21617
- Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court Clerk
- Phone: 410-758-1773
- Marriage Records: 1707
- Land Records: 1707
- Queen Anne’s County Register of Wills/ Orphan’s Court Clerk
- Address: 107 North Liberty Street – Suite 220, Centreville, Maryland 21617
- Phone: (410) 758-0585 or (888) 758-0010
- Probate Records: 1706
- County Records on Digital Media
- County Records on Microfilm
- Original County Records
- Maryland, Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, 1796-1940
- Maryland, Register of Wills Books, 1629-1983
- BLM Land Records
Queen Anne’s County, MD Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Queen Anne’s County, MD?
A list of Queen Anne’s County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Maryland Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Queen Anne’s County Historical Society, 124 S. Commerce Street, P. O. Box 62, Centreville, Maryland 21617; Telephone: 410-758-3010
- Upper Shore Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 275, Easton 21601
- Maryland State Archives , 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401; 410-260-6400
- Maryland Genealogical Society, 201 W. Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-4674
- Maryland Historical Society, 201 W. Monument Street, Baltimore MD 21201-4674
Where can I connect with other Queen Anne’s County, MD Researchers through message boards and forums?
- Maryland State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Maryland Genealogy Network Community (plus.google.com)
- Queen Anne’s County, Maryland Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Queen Anne’s County, Maryland Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Queen Anne’s County, MD?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Queen Anne’s County. A majority of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a payment. This is simply a listing that has been gathered or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site above another.
Queen Anne’s Co. MD Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Maryland Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Maryland historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Maryland (1719 – 1931) (genealogybank.com)
- Queen Anne’s County, Maryland Books (amazon.com)
Queen Anne’s Co. MD Cemeteries & Church Records
- Maryland Cemetery Research Guide
- Queen Anne’s Co., Maryland Graves (findagrave.com)
- Queen Anne’s County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Queen Anne’s Co., Maryland Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Queen Anne’s Co., Maryland Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Maryland Church & Bible Research Guide
- Queen Anne’s County, Maryland Church Books (amazon.com)
Queen Anne’s Co. MD Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- Maryland Genealogies, Vol. I (search.ancestry.com)
- Maryland Genealogies, Vol. II (search.ancestry.com)
- Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)
Queen Anne’s Co. MD General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Maryland
- Queen Anne’s County, Maryland Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Queen Anne’s County CourtHouse History (courts.state.md.us)
- Queen Anne’s County, MD Visitors network (marylandvisitorsnetwork.com)
- Queen Anne’s County, Maryland Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Queen Anne’s Co. MD Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Queen Anne’s County, Maryland (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Maryland – Counties – Queen Anne’s (cyndislist.com)
- Queen Anne’s County Maryland (genealogytrails.com)
- Queen Anne’s Co. MDGenweb (queenannegenealogy.webs.com)
- Queen Anne’s County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Queen Anne’s Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Queen Anne’s Co. MD Immigration & Naturalization
- See Also Statewide Immigration and Naturalization Links for Maryland
- Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1906-1930 (fold3.com)
- Indexes to Naturalization Petitions to the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for Maryland, 1797-1951 (fold3.com)
- Maryland, Naturalization Indexes, 1797-1951 (familysearch.org)
Queen Anne’s Co. MD Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Maryland Links and Information
- Queen Anne’s Co. D.O.T. Grid Maps (roads.maryland.gov)
- Queen Anne’s Co., Maryland Town Maps
- 1895 Queen Anne’s County Map (livgenmi.com)
Queen Anne’s Co. MD Military Records
- Maryland Military Records Research Guide
- Maryland Revolutionary Records (search.ancestry.com)
- Maryland Military Records (fold3.com)