Dorchester County, Maryland Genealogy

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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.

City

 * Cambridge

Neighboring Counties
Calvert| Caroline| St. Mary's| Somerset| Talbot| Wicomico| Deleware Counties: Sussex

Cemeteries
Graveyards on the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, in Church Creek District Dorchester Co., MD http://files.usgwarchives.org/md/dorchester/cemeteries/blckwter.txt

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

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.