Wicomico County, Maryland

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Wicomico County, Maryland in green.

County Courthouse

History

• Named for Wicomico River, in turned derived from American Indian words wicko mekee, meaning "a place where houses are built," apparently referring to an Indian town on the banks.

Parent County

• Created 17 August 1867 from Somerset and Worcester counties

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Cities

Towns

Communities

Neighboring Counties

Dorchester | Somerset | Worcester | Sussex County, Delaware

Resources

Cemeteries

Cemetery transcriptions can be found on:

• Findagrave.com
• Interment.net
• Tombstone Project
• Wicomico Cemeteries Project

Published records can be found on Graveyards and Gravestones of Wicomico. ^{[1] [2]}

Census

Federal Census reports available 1870-1930 including slave and veterans schedules.

Church

Maryland State Archives' Guide to Maryland Religious Institutions identifies all churches known to have existed in Wicomico County, Maryland. It covers all denominations and includes record descriptions. The following records, taken from its collection, have been digitized and made available to view for free online:

• Baptist, Allen Memorial Church, Salisbury, Md., includes: Register and Minutes 1859-1877, List of Members and Dates of Baptism, Minutes 1905-1930s, church history, deed, Record of Membership 1920-1950, and Covenant, Membership 1907-1908
• First Methodist, includes church register
• Methodist, Bethel Church, Membership and Church Records, years: 1870s-1960s
• Methodist, Bethesda Church, includes: Registers 1840s-1950s, Sabbath School Minutes 1880s, Misc. Registers [also known as Bethesda Methodist Protestant Church]
• Methodist, Bivalve Church, various records 1880s-1960s
• Methodist, Christ Church, includes Church Records 1952-1967
• Methodist, Jerusalem Church, Membership and Church Records, years: 1870s-1960s
• Methodist, Jones Church, Membership and Church Records, years: 1870s-1920s
• Methodist, Jones Church, includes Church Records 1885-1961
• Methodist, Mt. Hermon Church, includes Church Register 1914-1937 and Church Records 1956-1967
• Methodist, Melsom Church, Membership and Church Records, years: 1870s-1930s
• Methodist, Nanticoke Church, various records 1800s-1960s
• Methodist, New Hope Church, includes Church Register 1914-1937
• Methodist, Oak Grove, includes Registers 1880s-1930s
• Methodist, Powellville Charge, various circuit records 1870s-1960s
• Methodist, Quantico Charge, Membership Records, years: 1942-1962, includes: Mt. Zion, St. Luke's, St. Marks and church histories of St. Luke's and St. Mark's
• Methodist, Quantico Church, includes Church Register
• Methodist, Rockawalkin Church, includes Church Register
• Methodist, St. John's Church, Membership and Church Records, years: 1870s-1920s
• Methodist, Trinity Church, includes Church Records 1885-1961
• Methodist, Trinity Church, includes Church Register
• Methodist, Tyaskin Church, includes Church Records 1894-1961
• Methodist, Waltersville Charge, various records 1800s-1960s
• Methodist, Wesley Church, Membership and Church Records, years: 1870s-1920s
• Methodist, White Haven Church, includes Church Records 1885-1961
• Methodist, Whitehaven Church, includes Church Register
• Methodist, Zion Church, Membership and Church Records, years: 1870s-1960s
• Methodist Episcopal, Whitehaven and Trinity Churches, includes Registers 1860-1881
• Methodist Episcopal, Whitehaven and Trinity Churches, includes Registers 1922-1923
• Methodist Episcopal Church South, Allen Circuit, Charge Collection (begins on page 48). [user: aaco, password: aaco#]
• Methodist Episcopal Church South, Asbury see Wicomico Circuit
• Methodist Episcopal Church South, Wicomico Circuit, Conference Minutes, years: 1880s-1910s. Congregations: Asbury, Eden, Morris Schoolhouse, New Churches, Trinity, Washington.
• Methodist Protestant, Pittsville Circuit, various records 1910s-1960s

Court

Family Histories

• [Wright] Wright, Charles W. The Wright Ancestry of Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset and Wicomico Counties Maryland. Baltimore: Baltimore City Printing and Binding Co., 1907. Available at FHL; digital versions at BYU Family History Archives and Google Books (full-view).

Gazetteers

Land

Through a Joint eGovernment Service of the Maryland Judiciary and the Maryland State Archives, free images and indexes of the complete series of Wicomico County Deed Books (1867-present) have been uploaded to their website: MDLandRec.Net: A Digital Image Retrieval System for Land Records in Maryland. (Requires free registration.)

Local Histories

Maps

• Map list includes links to various maps in a large year range.
• 1895 Historical Wicomico County Map

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Death Records

• 1898 - 1958, Selected Death Certificates transcribed

Societies and Libraries

• Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society
  Wicomico County Library
  16-1 North Division Street
  Salisbury MD 21801
  Phone 410-742-3501 or 410-546-0314

• Wicomico Historical Society
  Marion Phillips
  PO Box 573 Pemberton Drive
  Salisbury MD 21803-0573
  Phone 410-860-0447
  Fax: 410-860-1441
  Email: history@shore.intercom.net

For more information concerning the Societies and Libraries in Maryland see the Maryland Societies page.

Web Sites

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

References

1. ↑ Graveyards and Gravestones of Wicomico By John E. Jacob, Jr. Available from the Lower Delmarva Maryland Genealogical Society. LIB 2-4-3
2. ↑ WorldCat