Carroll County, Maryland
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== [http://www.carr.org/ County Courthouse] == | == [http://www.carr.org/ County Courthouse] == | ||
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| − | *Created 19 January 1837 from [[ | + | *Created 19 January 1837 from [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore]] and [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick]] counties by taking the following hundreds from Baltimore County: North Hundred, Pipe Creek Hundred, Delaware Upper Hundred, Delaware Lower Hundred and from Frederick County: Pipe Creek Hundred, Westminster Hundred, Unity Hundred, Burnt House Hundred, Piney Creek Hundred, and Taneytown Hundred. |
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| − | [[ | + | [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore]] | [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick]] | [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard]] | '''Pennsylvania''' counties: [[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams]] | [[York County, Pennsylvania|York]] |
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County Courthouse
225 North Center St.
Westminster, MD 21157
History
- Named for Charles Carroll (1737-1832), the last surviving signer of Declaration of Independence.
Parent County
- Created 19 January 1837 from Baltimore and Frederick counties by taking the following hundreds from Baltimore County: North Hundred, Pipe Creek Hundred, Delaware Upper Hundred, Delaware Lower Hundred and from Frederick County: Pipe Creek Hundred, Westminster Hundred, Unity Hundred, Burnt House Hundred, Piney Creek Hundred, and Taneytown Hundred.
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Cities
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Towns
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Communities
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Neighboring Counties
Baltimore | Frederick | Howard | Pennsylvania counties: Adams | York
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
Church
Court
Gazetteers
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
- The Carroll County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Carroll County.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Carroll County. (Backup site)
- FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Carroll County.
References
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