Maryland, Frederick County
Where Emmitsburg's records are kept. The Town of Emmitsburg has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Emmitsburg's own offices, along with the Frederick County and State of Maryland offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The Town of Emmitsburg site: building permits, public records requests, council agendas and minutes, zoning, voter registration information and the town code and ordinances.
Open official site Town of EmmitsburgCity records
Frederick County records at the Maryland State Archives: the guide to the county's court, land, probate and government records held in Annapolis.
Open official site Frederick County records at the State ArchivesVital records
Death certificates from the Frederick County Health Department: certified copies for deaths in Maryland, issued in person at the health department in Frederick or ordered from the state Division of Vital Records, with fees and identification rules.
Open official site Frederick County Health Department death certificatesCounty court
The Circuit Court for Frederick County: civil, criminal, family and juvenile cases, jury service, e-filing, the judges and court calendars, with case records from the Clerk of the Circuit Court and the Maryland Judiciary Case Search.
Open official site Frederick County Circuit CourtProperty records
The Frederick County Treasury Department: property tax bills and payments, tax rates, tax credits, the annual tax sale and the online tax account search.
Open official site Frederick County Treasury DepartmentVital records
Birth certificates from the Frederick County Health Department: certified copies for births in Maryland, issued in person at the health department in Frederick or ordered from the state Division of Vital Records, with fees and identification rules.
Open official site Frederick County Health Department birth certificatesCounty court
The Register of Wills for Frederick County: wills and estate records, probate filings and the estate search, inheritance tax, and the forms and fees for opening an estate.
Open official site Frederick County Register of WillsProperty records
The Maryland SDAT real property search: ownership, assessment, sales, land use and tax account information for every property in the state, by address, owner or account number.
Open official site Maryland SDAT real property searchPolice & jail
The Maryland Sex Offender Registry from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services: registered offenders by name, county, city or zip code, with photos and addresses.
Open official site Maryland sex offender registryPolice & jail
The Maryland inmate locator from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services: people in state prisons and detention centers by name, with the facility and status.
Open official site Maryland corrections offender searchProperty records
Criminal background checks from the Maryland Criminal Justice Information System: statewide criminal history records by fingerprint, how to request one, and who may obtain them.
Open official site Maryland criminal history record checkState courts
Maryland Judiciary Case Search: district and circuit court civil, criminal and traffic cases statewide by name or case number, from the Maryland courts.
Open official site Maryland court recordsVital records
Maryland birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates from the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health, ordered online, by mail or in person, with records from 1898.
Open official site Maryland vital recordsState records
Maryland Business Express entity search from the State Department of Assessments and Taxation: corporations, LLCs and partnerships by name or department ID, with filings, status and the resident agent.
Open official site Maryland business entity searchState records
Unclaimed property held by the Comptroller of Maryland: dormant accounts, uncashed checks, deposits, stock and insurance proceeds, searched and claimed online by name.
Open official site Maryland unclaimed property searchLocal record guide
Local profile
The Town of Emmitsburg, a place of 2,770 people, is in Frederick County, whose county seat is Frederick. Court and property records sit with Frederick County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Maryland. Emmitsburg's own offices are in the cards above, and our Frederick County page lists each county office.
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Deeds for property in Emmitsburg are recorded by the Frederick County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation keeps the tax values. Our Frederick County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Maryland come from the state vital records office, Maryland Division of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.