Cecil County, Maryland Genealogy

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County Courthouse
County Commissioners County Administrative Building 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2100 Elkton, MD 21921 Ph: (410) 996-5201

History



 * Named for Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore.

Parent County

 * 1674--Cecil County was created 6 June 1674 from Baltimore County by a proclamation by the Proprietary Governor Cecil Calvert. County seat: Elkton.

Boundary Changes

 * Much of the county was originally attached to Kent County until Baltimore County was created 12 January 1659.

Neighboring Counties
Harford | Kent | New Castle County, Delaware | Pennsylvania counties: Chester | Lancaster | York

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

Probate

 * Probate estate files from 1851 to 1940 can be searched on FamilySearch. The site will let you view and save the actual probate record.

Web Sites

 * The Cecil County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cecil County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cecil County. (Backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Cecil County.
 * FamilySearch Record Search for Cecil County Probate Estate Files from 1851 to 1940 are searchable.The site will let you view and save.
 * The Historical Society of Cecil County