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Cumberland is the county seat of Allegany County.

Major ancestry groups reported by Cumberland residents include:

· German - 30%
· Irish - 16%
· English - 10%
· Black or African American - 5%
· Italian - 5%
· Dutch - 3%
· Scottish - 3%
· Scotch-Irish - 2%
· Welsh - 1%
· French (except Basque) - 1%
· Polish - 1%

Former names for Cumberland include:
· Fort Mount Pleasant
· Fort Cumberland

For more detail about place names in the Cumberland area, consult The Place Names of Maryland, Hamill Kenny
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Libraries in Cumberland include Allegany County Library, South Cumberland Public Library

Other local, county and state info sources:

• Maryland genealogical society
• Museums in or near Cumberland
• Nearby newspapers
• Archives in Maryland
• State archives
• State historical society

• Maryland births & deaths
• Birth & death records nationwide

Maryland databases

• Marriage:
• Maryland marriages, 1655-1850

• Order vital records online
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Maryland adoption message board
• National adoption agency search
• National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

• Cemeteries in or near Cumberland
• Cemeteries in Allegany County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Maryland cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Historic census records

• Communities near Cumberland
• Communities in Allegany County

• Courts in Maryland
• Search court, land & probate records

• Trace your ancestry through DNA testing

• Create your family tree with Family Tree Maker
• Family & local history titles
• Maryland reunion message board

• Ellis Island Online
• Federal Depository Libraries
• Federal land patent records (1820-1908)
• Immigration records (National Archives)
• Library of Congress Genealogy Reading Room

• Cumberland government
• Allegany County government
• Maryland state government

• Local historical societies in Maryland
• State historical society

• National Archives - Primer on immigration records
• Search immigration records

• Ancestry maps - Top cities by ethnic group
  
• Historic maps of MD cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Maryland

• American Battle Monuments Commission - Overseas cemeteries
• Civil War Soldiers & Sailors database
• Military records - National Archives
• Nationwide grave locator - U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
• Search military records (historic)

• Daughters of the American Revolution Library
• FamilySearch (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Genealogy message boards:

• Allegany County forum
• GenForum

Genealogy databases:

• Ancestry - MD data
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Death index

• Historic real estate records in Maryland

• Daily newspapers in or near Cumberland
• National list of online newspaper archives
• Historic newspaper database
• U.S. Newspaper Program

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Recent obituaries & death notices - Maryland newspapers on Ancestry.com
• Recent death notices - selected MD newspapers on ObitsArchive

• Historic maps of Maryland
• Historic maps of MD cities
• Historic photos of US cities
• Vintage post cards of Maryland communities

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Cumberland

• Find nearby airports
• Book a flight
• Nearby hotels & motels

• Old yearbooks from Maryland high schools

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• Obituaries
• People search

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