Washington County, Maryland:
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Projects

• Washington County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Washington County, Maryland      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Washington County, Maryland - History Home Page      (Source: American Local History Network)

Adjacent counties

• Adams County, PA  to the northeast
• Allegany County, MD  to the west
• Berkeley County, WV  to the south
• Franklin County, PA  to the north
• Frederick County, MD  to the east
• Fulton County, PA  to the northwest
• Jefferson County, WV  to the southwest
• Loudoun County, VA  to the south
• Morgan County, WV  to the south

Bible Records

• Family Bible Records In The Washington County Free Library, Hagerstown, Maryland      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Hagerstown GEDCOM Index 
• History of western Maryland  Volume 2, Part 1     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of Western Maryland  Volume 1     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• History of Western Maryland  Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the earliest Period to the Present Day Including Biographical Sketches of their Representative Men     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• History of Western Maryland, Volume 2      (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Portrait and Biographical Record of the Sixth Congressional District, Maryland  Containing Portraits and Biographies of many well known Citizens of the Past and Present     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Washington Co, Maryland, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Washington County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Washington County GEDCOM Index 

Cemeteries (12)

Census Records and Indexes (34)

Church Records

• St. Mary's Catholic Church Records  1818-1900, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Washington County Church Records  Online and searchable     (Source: Washington County Free Library)

Court and Legal Records

• The 1877 Jury List for Washington County      (Source: Western Maryland's Historical Library)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Washington County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Sheriff Nathaniel Rochester's Records  Washington County, 1804-1806     (Source: Western Maryland's Historical Library)
• Washington County Court Records  1778-1793     (Source: Western Maryland's Historical Library)

Directories (14)

Estate Records

• Maryland Register of Wills Books  1792-1983     (Source: Family History Library)
• Wills of Washington County, 1776-1890      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)

History (56)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Naturalizations in Washington Co, Maryland  January 1798     (Source: Awesome Genealogy)
• Naturalizations of Washington County, Maryland, Prior to 1880      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• New World Immigrants, Vol. II  Naturalizations-During the Courts Sessions of January, 1798, Washington Co., Maryland     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides (14)

Land Records

• Washington County Land Records since 1776  Registration required     (Source: MDLandRec.Net)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (10)

Lookups

• Washington County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• WashCoFamHistory  Wash Co Family History     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)
• Washington County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Washington County, MD Club      (Source: GenCircles)

• MDWASHIN-L Washington County genealogy

  • MDWASHIN-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MDWASHIN-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MDWASHIN-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (36)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Washington County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Washington County, Maryland     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Maryland Heights, MD  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• Civil War (16)

• Revolutionary War

  • Revolutionary Patriots of Washington County, Maryland, 1776-1783      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
  • Revolutionary Records of Maryland  includes Washington County, Maryland, 1778     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Washington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Hagerstown Photographs  World War II     (Source: Western Maryland's Historical Library)
  • Rosie the Riveter  Women on the Home Front during World War II     (Source: Western Maryland's Historical Library)
  • Washington County, Maryland  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Encyclopedia of Appalachia 
• Hagerstown Elks, Officers, 1934, Washington Co, Maryland      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Migrations through Washington County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Montani Publishing  Publishers of Appalachian Memoirs mid-20th century     ($)
• Washington County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Washington County Records      (Source: Find County Records)

Newspaper Records (18)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Hagerstown, Maryland Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• The Herald-Mail 
• Herald-Mail Online      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Morning Herald  Hagerstown, MD     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Morning Herald/Daily Mail  Hagerstown     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Washington County
• Obituary Locator  1790-2007     (Source: Washington County Free Library)
• Washington County, Maryland, Obituary Locator, 1790-1943      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Washington County, Maryland, Obituary Locator, 1944-2001      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (18)

School Records and Histories

• 1911 Washington County High School Graduation      (Source: Genealogy Finds)
• 1939 Graduating Class, Hancock High School, Washington County, Maryland      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Alumni List for 1934 Graduates, Boonsboro High School, Washington Co, MD      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Alumni List for Hancock High, Washington Co, MD, 1934 graduates      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Alumni list from Clearspring High School, Washington Co, MD, 1934      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Hagerstown High School Alumni List, 1934      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Hagerstown School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Fairview Cemetery Records  Keedysville, Maryland

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Washington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• African American Manumissions of Washington County, Maryland      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Washington County     (Source: Family History Library)
• Washington County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)

Societies

• Allegheny Regional Family History Society 
• Hancock Historical Society 
• The Mary Young Pickersgill Chapter      (Source: United States Daughters of 1812)
• Smithsburg Historical Society 
• Washington County Genealogical Society 
• Washington County, Maryland Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (321)

Tax Lists

• Washington County Taxes  1803-1804     (Source: Western Maryland's Historical Library)

Transportation and Industry (10)

Vital Records (10)

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