Maryland, Washington County
Where Hagerstown's records are kept. Hagerstown has its own city government, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Hagerstown's own offices, along with State of Maryland offices; the Washington County offices are on our Washington County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Starting point for research at the Maryland State Archives, with guides to adoption, birth, census, church and marriage records and holdings of modern court records such as divorce decrees and criminal records.
Open official site Maryland State Archives Get StartedCounty court
Federal bankruptcy court whose Baltimore and Greenbelt divisions serve Maryland; it publishes a public calendar, opinions and an unclaimed funds search, and case records are on PACER.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, District of MarylandCounty court
Maryland Judiciary public search of District Court and Circuit Court case records; names must match exactly unless a % wildcard follows the first letters of the last name.
Open official site Maryland Judiciary Case SearchVital records
Maryland Department of Health office that issues vital records only once entitlement is verified; it explains how to request certificates, corrections and genealogical information and warns about phone and phishing scams.
Open official site Maryland Division of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
DPSCS lookup of the housing location of people committed to the Commissioner of Correction in Division of Correction facilities and Patuxent Institution; anyone released or escaped is not listed.
Open official site Maryland Incarcerated Individual LocatorPolice & jail
Maryland Department of State Police page for its Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons, linking the list of missing people reported to the state clearinghouse; there is no waiting period to report someone missing.
Open official site Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified PersonsPolice & jail
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services search of registered sex offenders living or working nearby, with alerts when one moves close by; registrants report their own data, which may be out of date.
Open official site Maryland Sex Offender RegistryProperty records
Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository background checks from fingerprints taken at authorized sites; fees are paid by card or check, and copies of FBI records must be requested from the FBI.
Open official site Maryland CJIS Background ChecksFederal
Frequently requested Census Bureau statistics for Hagerstown city, Maryland in QuickFacts: population, business and geography facts for a community of 43,527 at the 2020 Census.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Official City of Hagerstown website with mayor and council meeting sessions and speaker registration, a transparency portal, city GIS maps, the tenants bill of rights and concern reporting. City Hall: 1 E. Franklin St., 301-739-8577.
Open official site City of HagerstownPolice & jail
Hagerstown City Police Department, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes.
Open official site Hagerstown City Police DepartmentProperty records
Fire prevention and safety services 25 W. Church Street Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 Phone: 301- 739-8577 Ext 104 and 105
Open official site Hagerstown Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
12 more Hagerstown sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Hagerstown, a place of 43,527 people, is the seat of Washington County. Court and property records sit with Washington County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Maryland. Hagerstown's own offices are in the cards above, and our Washington County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Maryland's coal mining is confined to Allegany and Garrett Counties.
Maryland abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Maryland is run by the Maryland State Board of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Hagerstown.
Deeds for property in Hagerstown are recorded by the Washington County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation keeps the tax values. Our Washington 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.