And it is a *major* witch to find something when all you've got by way of Locale is "Baltimore". Some parts of the city became part of the City later than other parts did. (g) ARGHHHH. Cheryl Barb Wise wrote: > > The City of Baltimore website at > http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/county.html > indicates the following: > > For much of Maryland, local government typically is county government. > Baltimore City, although a municipality, has been considered on a par with > county jurisdictions since the adoption of the Maryland Constitution of > 1851. > > Twenty-four main local jurisdictions are found in Maryland. They include > twenty-three counties and Baltimore City. > > Additionally, they list Baltimore City as a County. So, while the City of > Baltimore is not part of the County of Baltimore, based on the City of > Baltimore website, they are part of the County of the City of Baltimore. > > -- > Barb > Orange County, Indiana, Marriage Record Index: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~woodhousegenealogy/ > "Singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message > news:3CC46C68.821D4B18@erols.com... > > Don Nickell wrote: > > > > > > What is the generally accepted practice for the County entry for a City > > that is independant? E.g. Norfolk, VA and Baltimore, MD are listed as > > independant cities, i.e., not within a county. These are only two of > many. > > > > > > > > > > Dunno that it's "standard" or even "acceptable", but I put the > > parent county in in (parens). Many of the references are > > organized by County, and when I happen NOT to remember where > > Salem Va is, having the county name helps. (g) At least with the > > co. name, I end up in the right part of the state! > > > > Cheryl