Online Maryland Death Records & Indexes

Online Maryland Death Certificates and Death Records Indexes

• Maryland Death Certificates, 1898-2012 digital copies at the Internet Archive; from Reclaim the Records; not indexed, but the indexes listed next might be helpful for finding a death certificate.

• Maryland Death Records Indexes covers 1898-2009 (except 1969-1972) for counties outside of Baltimore City, and 1875-2009 for Baltimore City; PDFs grouped by years; When you get there, scroll down to "Find a Death Record," then click on "View Baltimore City" or "View Maryland Counties." Also see the Baltimore section below.
• Maryland Death Indexes not complete - ongoing project; currently includes: Baltimore City, 1874-1962 (with several gaps); all counties (except Baltimore City), 1969 -1972; and the state of Maryland, 1973-2014; from the Baltimore County Genealogical Society.
• Maryland Death Indexes, 1898-2014 digital copies of the indexes at the Internet Archive; from Reclaim the Records

Online Maryland Wills and Probate Indexes and Records

• Maryland Probate Records Colonial Index, 1634-1777
• Maryland, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1777 at Ancestry/requires payment; includes digitized images of the records
• Maryland Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, 1796-1940 at FamilySearch; coverage varies by county; does not include all counties
• State of Maryland Register of Wills Offices - Estate Search
• Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999 at FamilySearch; browsable images only; Includes Baltimore City, and these counties: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Talbot, Washington, and Worcester. Coverage varies by county and city.

Baltimore City and County

• Baltimore City Death Index, 1875-1880 and 1943-1949 searchable database
• Baltimore City Death Indexes: also see the "Maryland Death Indexes" link above
• Baltimore City Death Certificates, 1875-1972 digital copies at the Internet Archive; from Reclaim the Records

• Assorted Baltimore City and County Cemeteries includes Falls Road United Methodist Church Cemetery, Govans Presbyterian Cemetery, Grace Falls Road United Methodist Church Cemetery, Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Mays Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery, St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, and St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
• New Cathedral Cemetery Burial Database Search Catholic Cemetery in Baltimore
• Mount Auburn Cemetery Burials African American cemetery in Baltimore
• Baltimore, Loudon Park Cemetery Records, 1853-1986 at FamilySearch
• Death Notices and Obituaries from Baltimore Area Newspapers including Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County and Howard County
• Suspicious Deaths in Mid-19th Century Baltimore coroner's reports index from 1827, 1835-1860, 1864, and 1867; PDF
• Baltimore: Locks Funeral Home Records, 1936-2007 at FamilySearch
• Scanned searchable books at Ancestry - these require a fee-based Ancestry subscription...
  • Index to Marriages and Deaths in the Baltimore Sun, 1837-1850
  • A Record of Interments at the Friends Burial Ground, Baltimore, Maryland (Quaker)
• Note that Baltimore City and Baltimore County have been separate entities since 1851

Maryland Death Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County

• Allegany County: Percy Cemetery Burials and Obituaries small older cemetery in Frostburg, MD
• Anne Arundel Genealogical Society Obituaries Index c.2004-c.2007
• Carroll County Genealogical Society Indexes has indexes for cemetery burials, will and probate records, African American death notices and death certificate abstracts, and many other items
• Frederick County...
  • Frederick County Gazette Obituaries March 2000-January 2005
  • Frederick County: Reformed Cemetery Burials (Knoxville, Maryland)
  • Death and Burial Notices of African Americans in Frederick County, Maryland
• Garrett County: Ruth Enlow Library Obituary Database, March 1877-1911
• Harford County Cemetery Records Index also has indexes for marriages and other items
• Montgomery County: Judean Memorial Gardens and Norbeck Memorial Park Burials Search in Olney, Maryland
• St. Mary's County: Names of Those Interred at Point Lookout Cemetery Civil War prison cemetery
• Washington County...
  • Washington County Obituary Locator, 1790-recent also has other genealogy indexes, including cemeteries and historical newspapers; from the Washington County Free Library
  • Washington County: Antietam National Cemetery Burials military cemetery that began during the Civil War

• Assorted Maryland Deaths and Burials from Church Records (various counties - see list on the webpage)
• Records of Jewish Cemeteries in Maryland (PDF files of cemetery burials in various Jewish cemeteries in Maryland)

Ordering Maryland Death Certificates and Vital Records

• Maryland State Archives - Vital Records fees and restrictions apply

Also Helpful...

• Maryland Genealogy Records at Ancestry (requires payment)
  includes census records, cemetery burials, military records, vital records and more
• Baltimore Passenger Lists Research Guide