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Contents

County Courthouse

Government Office Building
Route 50 & Division Street
Salisbury, MD 21801

Administrative Offices
P.O. Box 870
Salisbury, MD 21803-0870
Phone: 410-548-4696 or 410-548-4697

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

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Cities
  • Fruitland
  • Salisbury
Towns
  • Delmar
  • Hebron
  • Mardela Springs
  • Pittsville
  • Sharptown
  • Willards
Communities
  • Allen
  • Bivalve
  • Nanticoke
  • Parsonsburg
  • Powellville
  • Quantico
  • Tyaskin
  • Whitehaven

Neighboring Counties

Dorchester | Somerset | Worcester | Sussex County, Delaware

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

Court

Gazetteers

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Web Sites

References

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