Welcome to Cecil County, Maryland Genealogy Trails

Hello, my name is Nancy Keyes (formerly Piper) and I am your Maryland State host. If you have data that you would like to have posted on this website, please email me. Please include the County (and State) you are submitting data for. THIS COUNTY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic web-authoring skills, consider joining us! Get the details on our Volunteer Page. [A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage is required.] This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU. Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy DATA Biographies Prior Updates Cemeteries 1808 Residents Churches (History and News) Divorces Families - Historical History Family Records Marriage Notices and Wedding Announcements Marriage Records Military Newspaper Data Obituaries and Death Notices Schools (History and News) Wills and Probates (Including Notices, Etc.) Recent Website Updates: February 2025 From the September 4 1869 Cecil Whig, Elkton, MD Death Notice: Mrs. Alice Harris Crime News: Dougherty Family Robs Seminary, Mrs. Long Assaults Mrs. Comyges Accident News: Henry Carter's Team Runs Off, Walter Griffith Thrown from Wagon, J.M. Brown Kicked by Horse Community News: Village of North East - School Opening, Coal Merchants, Engine Damage at McCullough& Co's Rolling Mills County Information: Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605-1675), who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. Cecil County was created in 1674 by proclamation of the Governor. It was created from portions of Baltimore and Kent Counties. -- Wikipedia

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