Garrett County Maryland, History and Genealogy

Welcome to Garrett County, Maryland
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Website updated with new data October 27, 2007

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Garrett County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland and is part of the Pittsburgh DMA. As of 2000, the population was 29,846. It was named for John Work Garrett (1820-1884), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1858 until his death in 1884. Its county seat is Oakland.
Garrett County lies in the Allegheny Mountains, which forms the western portion of the Appalachian Mountains. The western part of the county, drained by the Youghiogheny River, is the only part of Maryland within the Mississippi River watershed.

History
The western part of Maryland (including the present Garrett County) was incorporated into Prince George's County in 1696. This county included six current counties, and by repeated splitting, new ones were generated: Frederick from Prince George's in 1748; Montgomery and Washington from Frederick in 1776; and Allegany from Washington in 1789.
Finally, Garrett County was split off from Allegany County in 1872, making it the last county to be formed in the state. The county was named for John Work Garrett, then president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. (Wikipedia)
Submitted by Christina Anthony

CITIES AND TOWNS
Accident (incorporated 1916)	Deer Park (incorporated 1884)
Friendsville (incorporated 1902)	Grantsville (incorporated 1864)
Kitzmiller (incorporated 1906)	Loch Lynn Heights (incorporated 1896)
Mountain Lake Park (incorporated 1931)	Oakland (incorporated 1862)

Other Areas Not Listed as Census Designated Places
Bittinger	Bloomington
Crellin	Gorman
Hutton	McHenry
Jennings	Sang Run
Shalmar	Swanton

Submitted by Christina Anthony

Adjacent counties:

Allegany

Fayette, Penn. Somerset, Penn.

Grant, W. Va. Mineral, W. Va. Preston, W. Va. Tucker, W. Va.

This County is available for adoption