Dorchester County, Maryland
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County Courthouse
Dorchester County Office Building
501 Court Lane
Cambridge, MD 21613
History
- Named for Edward Sackville, the Earl of Dorset, a family friend of the Calvert family.
Parent County
- Created 27 May 1668 from Colonial lands.
Boundary Changes
- 15 June 1773, Caroline County was set off.
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
City
- Cambridge
Towns
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Communities
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Neighboring Counties
Calvert| Caroline| St. Mary's| Somerset| Talbot| Wicomico| Deleware Counties: Sussex
Resources
Cemeteries
Dorchester County cemetery transcriptions in the US Genweb Project and other sources. http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/md/dorchester.html
Census
- 1776 Transcription and Index
- 1778
- 1790
- 1800
- 1810
- 1820
- 1830
- 1840
- 1850
- 1850 Slave
- 1860
- 1860 Slave
- 1870
- 1880
- 1890
- 1900
- 1910
- 1920
- 1930
Church
Court
Gazetteers
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Dorchester County, Maryland Old Newspapers are available online.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
- The Dorchester County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Dorchester County.
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Dorchester County. (Backup site)
- FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Dorchester County.
References
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