Washington County Maryland Genealogy and History
County Seat: Hagerstown
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Washington County History
Washington County was formed on 1776 from part of Frederick county. It was the first county in the United States to be named for the Revolutionary War general (and later President) George Washington.
Washington County Communities
City: Hagerstown (county seat).
Towns: Boonsboro, Clear Spring, Funkstown, Hancock, Keedysville, Sharpsburg, Smithsburg, Williamsport.
Census-designated places: Antietam, Bagtown, Bakersville, Beaver Creek, Big Pool, Big Spring, Breathedsville, Brownsville, Cavetown, Cearfoss, Charlton, Chewsville, Dargan, Downsville, Eakles Mill, Edgemont, Ernstville, Fairplay, Fairview, Fort Ritchie, Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, Gapland, Garretts Mill, Greensburg, Halfway, Highfield-Cascade, Indian Springs, Jugtown, Kemps Mill, Leitersburg, Mapleville, Maugansville, Mercersville, Middleburg, Mount Aetna, Mount Briar, Mount Lena, Paramount-Long Meadow, Pecktonville, Pinesburg, Pondsville, Reid, Ringgold, Robinwood, Rohrersville, Saint James, San Mar, Sandy Hook, Tilghmanton, Trego-Rohrersville Station, Wilson-Conococheague, Yarrowsburg.
Unincorporated communities: Appletown, Benevola, Broadfording, Burtner, Huyett, Pen Mar, Samples Manor, Spielman, Trego, Van Lear, Weverton, Woodmont, Zittlestown.
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Genealogy Research in Washington County, Maryland
Historical Society in Washington County, Maryland
135 W. Washington St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone: 301-797-8782
Website: Historical Society in Washington County, Maryland
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Adjacent counties
- Fulton County, Pennsylvania (northwest)
- Allegany County (west)
- Morgan County, West Virginia (southwest)
- Berkeley County, West Virginia (south)
- Jefferson County, West Virginia (south)
- Loudoun County, Virginia (southeast)
- Frederick County (east)
- Franklin County, Pennsylvania (northeast)