GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND
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Origin: Garrett County was created from Allegany County in 1872 (Chapter 212, Acts of 1872). It was the last Maryland county to be formed. The County 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.
County Code
County Seat: Oakland, MD 21550
Form of Government: County Commissioners
Population: 1990 census: 28,138; 2000 census: 29,846; 2010 census: 30,097
websites:
Animal Shelter: www.garrettcounty.org/animal/main.aspx
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/garrett.html
Community College: www.garrettcollege.edu
County Commissioners: www.garrettcounty.org/commissioners/commissioners.aspx
County Government: www.garrettcounty.org
County Government Directory: www.garrettcounty.org/emaildirectory.aspx
District Court: www.courts.state.md.us/district/directories/courtmap.html#garrett
Economic Development Office: www.gcedonline.com
Elections Board: www.garrettcounty.org/elections/elections.aspx
Emergency Management Office: www.garrettcounty.org/emergencymanagement/main.aspx
Financial Services Dept.: www.garrettcounty.org/financialservices/main.aspx
General Services Dept.: www.garrettcounty.org/generalservices/main.aspx
Health Dept.: www.garretthealth.org
Human Resources Office: www.garrettcounty.org/humanresources/main.aspx
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/garrett/
Library: www.relib.net
License Commissioners Board & Liquor Control Board: www.garrettcounty.org/planningland/planningzoning/lcb/main.aspx
Planning & Land Development Office: www.garrettcounty.org/planningland/main.aspx
Public Defender: www.opd.state.md.us/district12.html
Public Schools: www.ga.k12.md.us
Public Utilities Dept.: www.garrettcounty.org/publicutilities/main.aspx
Register of Wills: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/garrett.html
Roads Dept.: www.garrettcounty.org/roads/main.aspx
Sheriff: www.garrettcounty.org/sheriff/main.aspx
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/garrett.htm
State's Attorney: www.garrettcounty.org/statesattorney/main.aspx
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