Harford County, Maryland

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Harford County, Maryland in green.

County Courthouse

Courthouse, Room 304
20 West Courtland Street
Bel Air MD 21014

History

• Named for Henry Harford, the illegimate son of Frederick Calvert, 6th and last Lord Baltimore. Mr. Harford was the last Proprietary Governor of Maryland but did not inherit the title of Lord Baltimore because of his illegimatacy.

Parent County

• Created 17 December 1773 from Baltimore County.

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Cities

Town

• Bel Air

Census Districts

Communities

Military

• Aberdeen Proving Ground

Neighboring Counties

Anne Arundel|Baltimore | Carroll |Frederick | Montgomery| Prince George's

Resources

Cemeteries

Partial Listing of Harford County Cemeteries

[Aberdeen Proving Ground Cemetery, APG] Angel Hill Cemetery, Havre de Grade Ayres Chapel Cemetery, White Hall Baker's Cemetery, Aberdeen Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery Cranberry United Methodist Church Cemetery, Aberdeen Darlington Cemetery, Darlington Dublin Ministry Baptist Church Cemetery, Darlington Emory United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hickory Franklin Baptist Cemetery, Darlington Hickory Baptist Cemetery, Forest Hill Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Churchville John Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery, Abingdon McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Blackhorse Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church Cemetery, Bel Air Norrisville Cemetery, Norrisville Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Bel Air Old Salem Evangelical Cemetery, Near Jarrettsville St. Francis Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery, Abingdon St. George's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Perryman St. James United Cemetery, Havre de Grace St. James AME Cemetery, Havre de Grace St. James UAME Cemetery, Darlington St. Paula's Lutheran Cemetery, Aberdeen Smith's Chapel UMC Cemetery, Churchville Southern Cemetery, Dublin Thomas Run M.E. Church Cemetery, Churchville Trappe Mission Baptist Cemetery, Darlington Wesleyan Cemetery, Aberdeen William Watters memorial Methodist Church Cemetery

Census

Federal Census reports available 1790-1930 including slave and veterans schedules.

Church

Surname index to Harford County Maryland Church Records: West Harford Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church South (1851-1877), courtesy: Petersrow Publishers.

Court

Gazetteers

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Web Sites

• The Harford County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
• The USGenWeb Archives Project for Harford County.
• The USGenWeb Archives Project for Harford County. (Backup site)
• FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Harford County

References