GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND

[County Seal, Garrett County, Maryland] Origin: The last Maryland county to be formed, Garrett County was created from Allegany County in 1872 (Chapter 212, Acts of 1872). It was named for John Work Garrett (1820–1884), railroad executive, industrialist, and financier. Garrett served as president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from 1858 until his death in 1884.

Boundaries: Bounded north by Pennsylvania; east by Allegany County; south & west by West Virginia.
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County Seat: Oakland, MD 21550
Form of Government: County Commissioners
Population: 1990 census: 28,138; 2000 census: 29,846; 2010 census: 30,097; 2020 census: 28,806

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[photo, Frederick A. Thayer III Courthouse, 203 South 4th St., Oakland, Maryland]

Frederick A. Thayer III Courthouse, 203 South 4th St., Oakland, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Casselman River Bridge, Grantsville, Maryland] websites:
Animal Shelter: https://sheriff.garrettcountymd.gov/animal-control-shelter
Circuit Court: www.garrettcountymd.gov/circuit-court
Community College: www.garrettcollege.edu
County Administrator: www.garrettcountymd.gov/commissioners/kevin-null

Casselman River Bridge, Grantsville, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt

County Commissioners: www.garrettcountymd.gov/commissioners
County Government: www.garrettcountymd.gov
District Court: www.mdcourts.gov/district/directories/garrett
Economic Development Dept.: https://business.garrettcountymd.gov
Elections Board: www.garrettcountymd.gov/elections
Emergency Management Office: www.garrettcountymd.gov/emergency-management
Facilities & Maintenance Dept.: www.garrettcountymd.gov/public-works/facilities-maintenance
Finance Office: www.garrettcountymd.gov/financial-services
Health Dept.: www.garretthealth.org
Human Resources Office: www.garrettcountymd.gov/human-resources
Job Center: www.westernmarylandconsortium.org

[photo, Grantsville Branch Library, Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County, 102 Parkview Drive, Grantsville, Maryland] Library: www.relib.net
License Commissioners Board & Liquor Control Board: www.garrettcountymd.gov/liquor-control
Permits & Inspection Services Dept.: www.garrettcountymd.gov/community-development/permits-inspections
Planning & Land Management Dept.: www.garrettcountymd.gov/community-development/planning-land-management

Grantsville Branch Library, Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County, 102 Parkview Drive, Grantsville, Maryland, March 2026. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/garrett
Public Schools: www.gcps.net
Public Utilities Division: www.garrettcountymd.gov/public-works/utilities
Purchasing Dept.: www.garrettcountymd.gov/financial-services/purchasing
Register of Wills: https://registers.maryland.gov/main/garrett.html
Risk Management: www.garrettcountymd.gov/human-resources/risk-management
Roads Division: www.garrettcountymd.gov/public-works/roads
Sheriff's Office: https://sheriff.garrettcountymd.gov/
Solid Waste & Recycling Dept.: www.garrettcountymd.gov/public-works/solid-waste-recycling
Social Services Dept.: https://dhs.maryland.gov/local-offices/garrett-county/
State's Attorney: www.garrettcountymd.gov/states-attorney
Tax Collection Office: www.garrettcountymd.gov/financial-services/billing-collections
Technology & Communications Dept.: www.garrettcountymd.gov/technology-communications

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