Maryland Public Records online by County

Below is a list of Maryland counties with links to public records they offer online. This list will be updated with links to more public records online.

At the County level these records include:

• property & land searches at Assessor

• property tax records at Treasurer

• recorded documents at Clerk

• and plat surveys at GIS & Mapping

For genealogy and family history purposes we’ve used these resources to look up addresses of former homes, figure out when someone lived there, track the value of the real estate, & document upturns and downturns in a family’s economic situation. It’s also helpful to look up any recorded documents, probate, deeds, lawsuits to track family members & add some depth to the family history.

State of Maryland

• Maryland Clerk – land records, free by creating a  username and password
• Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation – search Real Property database and display property records
• Maryland’s GIS Data Catalog– Quickly search for the latest data and geographic content from Maryland contributors. Use keyword or geographic searches to find and quickly display content. Maryland is committed to being open, transparent and providing data that is easy to find, is accessible, and is usable.
• Maryland Court Case Search – Searches County and District Court cases throughout Maryland
• Maryland Register of Wills – Searches docket history of opened and closed estates, request copies here

Allegany County Municipalities

• Barton
• Cumberland, County Seat
• Frostburg
• Lonaconing
• Luke
• Midland
• Westernport

Anne Arundel County Municipalities

• Annapolis, County Seat
• Highland

Baltimore County Municipalities

• Towson, County Seat

Calvert County Municipalities

• Chesapeake Beach
• North Beach
• Prince Frederick, County Seat

Caroline County Municipalities

• Denton, County Seat
• Federalsburg
• Goldsboro
• Greensboro
• Henderson
• Hillsboro
• Marydel
• Preston
• Ridgely
• Templeville

Carroll County Municipalities

• Hampstead
• Manchester
• Mount Airy
• New Windsor
• Sykesville
• Taneytown
• Union Bridge
• Westminster, County Seat

Cecil County Municipalities

• Cecilton
• Charlestown
• Chesapeake City
• Elkton, County Seat
• North East
• Perryville
• Port Deposit
• Rising Sun

Charles County Municipalities

• Indian Head
• La Plata, County Seat
• Port Tobacco

Dorchester County Municipalities

• Brookview
• Cambridge, County Seat
• Church Creek
• East New Market
• Eldorado
• Galestown
• Hurlock
• Secretary
• Vienna

Frederick County Municipalities

• Brunswick
• Burkittsville
• Emmitsburg
• Frederick, County Seat
• Middletown
• Mount Airy
• Myersville
• New Market
• Rosemont
• Thurmont
• Walkersville
• Woodsboro

Garrett County Municipalities

• Accident
• Deer Park
• Friendsville
• Grantsville
• Kitzmiller
• Loch Lynn Heights
• Oakland, County Seat

Hartford County Municipalities

• Aberdeen (city) and Property Tax System
• Bel Air (town), County Seat
• Havre de Grace (city) and Property Tax Bills

Howard County Municipalities

• Ellicott City, County Seat

Kent County Municipalities

• Betterton
• Chestertown, County Seat
• Galena
• Millington
• Rock Hall

Montgomery County Municipalities

• Barnesville
• Brookeville
• Chevy Chase
• Chevy Chase Section 3
• Chevy Chase Section 5
• Chevy Chase Village
• Friendship Heights
• Gaithersburg
• Garrett Park
• Glen Echo
• Kensington
• Laytonsville
• Martin’s Additions
• North Chevy Chase
• Oakmont
• Poolesville
• Rockville, County Seat
• Somerset
• Takoma Park
• Washington Grove

Prince George’s County Municipalities

• Beltsville
• Berwyn Heights
• Bladensburg
• Bowie
• Brentwood
• Capitol Heights
• Cheverly
• College Park
• Colmar Manor
• Cottage City
• District Heights
• Eagle Harbor
• Edmonston
• Fairmount Heights
• Forest Heights
• Glenarden
• Greenbelt
• Hyattsville
• Landover Hills
• Laurel
• Morningside
• Mount Rainier
• New Carrollton
• North Brentwood
• Riverdale Park
• Seat Pleasant
• University Park
• Upper Marlboro, County Seat

Queen Anne’s County Municipalities

• Barclay
• Centreville, County Seat
• Church Hill
• Millington
• Queen Anne
• Queenstown
• Sudlersville
• Templeville

St. Mary’s County Municipalities

• Leonardtown, County Seat

Somerset County Municipalities

• Crisfield
• Princess Anne, County Seat

Talbot County Municipalities

• Easton, County Seat
• Oxford
• Queen Anne
• St. Michaels
• Trappe
• Tilghman Island?

Anne Arundel County – Public Records – An Alphabetical List of the Names of Persons Who Have Taken the Oath of Fidelity and Support to the State of Maryland, in Anne Arundel County : 1778, at FS

Anne Arundel County – Public Records – License Book, 1840-1850, at FS

Baltimore (Independent City) – Public Records – First Records of Baltimore Town and Jones’ Town 1729-1797, at FS

Baltimore (Independent City) – Public Records – Records of the City of Baltimore (Special Commissioners) 1782 to 1797, at FS

Baltimore (Independent City) – Public Records – Records of the City of Baltimore : Eastern Precincts Commissioners, 1812-1817. Western Precincts Commissioners, 1810-1817, at FS

Harford County – Public Records – Maryland, Harford County, School Proceedings, 1830-1850, at FS

Howard County – Public Records – License Book, 1840-1850, at FS

Prince George’s County – Public Records – Expenditures for Fort Washington, 1814-1815, at FS

Snow Hill – Public Records – Charter Acts of Assembly and Ordinances Up to May 1912 (Snow Hill, Maryland) : the Town Officials from May, 1894 to May, 1912, Also Maps Showing Corporate Limits in 1794 and 1894, at FS

St. Mary’s County – Public Records – Religious Corporations, V. 1, 1816-1820, at FS