Allegany County, Maryland Genealogy


 * This article is about a western Maryland county. For other uses, see Allegany.

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County Courthouse
Allegany County Office Complex 701 Kelly Road, Suite 407 Cumberland, MD 21502 ph: (301) 777-5911

Quick History
The name Allegany comes from a local Native American word, oolikhanna, which means "beautiful stream."

Wikipedia

Parent County
25 December 1789: Allegany County was created 25 December 1789 from Washington County.

Boundary Changes
4 November 1872: western part of the county was set off to form Garrett County.

Cities
Cumberland | Frostburg

Towns
Barton | Lonaconing | Luke | Midland | Westernport

Variant Place Names

 * Mount Savage &gt; Arnold Settlement, Corriganville, Jennings, Jennings Run, Jennons Run, Luthworth

Neighboring Counties
Garrett | Washington | Pennsylvania counties: Bedford | Fulton | Somerset | West Virginia counties: Hampshire | Mineral | Morgan

Cemeteries (Rural)
For cemeteries in or very near cities or towns, please refer to populated places above.

Census

 * 1790
 * 1800
 * 1810
 * 1820
 * 1830
 * 1840
 * 1850
 * 1850 Slave
 * 1860
 * 1860 Slave
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890 Veterans
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church History and Records (Rural)
Allegany County Church Records

Newspapers
Obituaries

Excerpts from the Cumberland Times

Vital Records
Marriage Licenses of Allegany County 1847-1865

Marriage Licenses of Allegany County 1865-1873

Web Sites

 * The Allegany County MDGenWeb Project, a member of The MDGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Allegany County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Allegany County. (backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Allegany County.