Our county-by-county listing of Maryland has contact information and dates vital records for historic and modern-day counties.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1898-1972, court records 1791-1954, death records 1865-1882, 1898-1972, marriage records 1791-1972, and probate records 1790-1964. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987. Clerk of Circuit Court has naturalization records 1854-1904.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1804-1877, 1898-1972, court records 1775-1910, death records 1865-1880, 1898-1972, marriage records 1777-1972, and probate records 1777-1980. Clerk of Circuit Court has naturalization records 1899-1929. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1865-1883, 1898-1972, court records 1755-1964, death records 1898-1972, divorce records 1851-1973, marriage records 1777-1851, 1865-1972, naturalization records 1796-1851, 1868-1906, probate records 1664-1979 and land records starting in 1659. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1875-1972, court records 1821-1849, 1852-1959, death records 1875-1972, divorce records 1851-1982, marriage records 1851-1972, naturalization records 1845-1906, 1911-1933, probate records 1850-1970 and land records starting in 1851. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: Called Patuxent County until 1658. Courthouse burned in 1882, destroying most county records. State Archives has birth records 1898-1972, court records 1882-1966, death records 1898-1972, divorce records 1881-1993, marriage records 1812-1972, military discharge records 1954-1972, naturalization records 1908-1920, probate records 1882-1983 and land records starting in 1812. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth and death records 1865-1884, 1898-1972, court records 1775-1947, divorce records 1969-1984, marriage records 1774-1972, probate records 1685-1981 and land records starting in 1774. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1865-1891, 1898-1972, court records 1842-1905, death records 1898-1972, divorce records 1837-1983, marriage records 1837-1972, probate records 1837-1975 and land records starting in 1812. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1865-1891, 1898-1972, court records 1750-1856, death records 1898-1972, divorce records 1972-1976, marriage records 1777-1972, probate records 1674-1977 and land records starting in 1674. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1654-1706, 1865-1877, 1898-1972, court records 1658-1780, death records 1654-1706, 1865-1866, 1898-1972, divorce records 1829-1885, 1949-1992, marriage records 1654-1706, 1865-1921, military discharge records 1957-1995, probate records 1665-1981 and land records starting in 1658. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1898-1972, court records 1743-1902, divorce records 1820-1827, 1852-1948, marriage records 1780-1841, 1851-1972, probate records 1688-1976 and land records starting in 1669.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1865-1873, 1898-1972, court records 1748-1936, death records 1865-1881, 1898-1972, divorce records 1807-1988, marriage records 1779-1975, naturalization records 1785-1836, 1854-1958, probate records 1745-1963 and land records starting in 1748. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1976-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth and death records 1898-1972, divorce records 1874-1904, marriage records 1873-1972, probate records 1873-1996 and land records starting in 1872. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth and death records 1898-1972, court records 1774-1788, divorce records 1851-1972, marriage records 1782-1886, 1914-1972, probate records 1774-1976 and land records starting in 1774. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: Howard District formed in 1838, didn’t become a county until 1851. State Archives has birth records 1898-1972, court records 1851-1933, death records 1865-1878, 1898-1972, marriage records 1840-1972, military discharge records 1957-1978, naturalization records 1903-1945, and probate records 1840-1976. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has vital records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1865-1873, 1898-1972, court records 1654-1850, death records 1865-1871, 1898-1972, marriage records 1675-1707, 1796-1792, probate records 1669-1977 and land records starting in 1648. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1865-1972, court records 1779-1820, death records 1898-1972, divorce records 1851-1940, marriage records 1798-1839, 1867-1899, 1939-1980, probate records 1777-1953 and land records starting in 1777. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: See Calvert County. Name changed back to Calvert in 1658.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1865-1867, 1898-1972, court records 1696-1870, death records 1865-1866, 1898-1972, divorce records 1851-1868, 1965-1969, marriage records 1777-1972, naturalization records 1799-1845, 1865-1910, probate records 1698-1984 and land records starting in 1696. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1865-1881, 1898-1972, court records 1734-1905, death records 1898-1972, marriage records 1817-1972, military discharge records 1966-1984, probate records 1667-1984 and land records starting in 1707. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1649-1720, 1865-1870, 1894, 1898-1972, court records 1698-1899, death records 1649-1720, 1898-1972, divorce records 1816-1983, marriage records 1649-1720, 1796-1972, military discharge records 1956-1973, probate records 1664-1977 and land records starting in 1665. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, division or vital records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth and death records 1865-1867, 1898-1972, court records 1795-1949, marriage records 1794-1863, 1865-1972, and probate records 1658-1976. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth and death records 1657-1691, 1898-1972, court records 1662-1916, divorce records 1870-1973, marriage records 1657-1691, 1794-1972, military discharge records 1959-1976, probate records 1665-1990 and land records starting in 1662. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth and death records 1865-1867, 1898-1972, court records 1782-1818, marriage records 1799-1981, divorce records starting in 1815, probate records 1749-1977 and land records starting in 1777. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth and death records 1898-1972, court records 1868-1984, divorce records 1908-1988, marriage records 1868-1981, naturalization records 1912-1975, probate records 1867-1984 and land records starting in 1867. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
Notes: State Archives has birth records 1865-1889, 1898-1972, court records 1825-1900, 1959-1969, death records 1898-1972, marriage records 1795-1972, divorce records starting in 1818, probate records 1777-1963 and land records starting in 1742. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Vital Records has birth records 1973-1978, death records 1972-1987, and marriage records 1973-1987.
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