MDLANDrec.net - Find your house history or family lands from home

Maryland land records online (deeds, morgages) allow you to trace back owners of your house or other historic buildings from home. Howard County separated from Anne Arundel County in 1840, so for earlier searches, use AA indices. The MDLAND site is also convenient for geneaology, to find your ancestor(s) home and other properties they may have owned. How to navigate MDLANDrec.net is explained with photos of each page, below.

UPDATE: "The Maryland State Archives is excited to share that an updated version of MDLandRec was launched today, November 17, 2025. Please note that all users must create a new login.
Notable changes include multi-factor authentication: a security code will be sent to the email associated with the account upon logging in. Additional new features include “Indices” on the top of the page (“Active Indices” used to be found on the left hand side of the webpage, which now are renamed “Historical Indices.”). Additionally, all text fields now contain the option to fine-tune a search by selecting from a list of search modifiers. For example, there are modifiers for partial information such as “Begins With”, “Ends With”, or “Contains” that can be applied to aid in the search process.
The URL is HERE though the previous URL will redirect users to the current version.

You need a name somewhere along the line, so if you are doing an historic property you may find name(s) on HABS Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress) HERE , or MIHP Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties HERE . Deeds can contain a variety of useful information. Some years ago, I used both MDLANDrec and MIHP (and other sources) to write a post on Mrs. Disney's Hotel on Main Street HERE and eventually posted it at the start of lockdown.

This is the third in the Sears kit house series. Catalog kit houses - online resources (taped talks, catalogs, 4 companies) HERE . When a Sears House is not... (2 EC houses) HERE . Deed/mortage searches would show if the new owners went through Sears for their mortgage. The screen grab did not work (not sure because it's a government site, or it's been a while since I've saved something that way) thus these are poorish quick photos. Click to enlarge. The owner was selected to be my example simply because he was at the top of the list, and had several purchases.

Go to MDLANDrec.net HERE Click on "Create Account" at upper left.

Create account then first page "Select County" upper left

then "Active Indices" on left,

then choose series in middle

then buyer/seller grantee/grantor name search by first letters,

"Deeds and Mortgages" list shows book (Vol.) and page numbers.

put those book and page numbers on first page

and, you have the deed!

©2023 Patricia Bixler Reber
Forgotten history of Ellicott City & Howard County MD