Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Baltimore (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Baltimore. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Baltimore ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 547 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baltimore.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Baltimore. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Baltimore and those printed in the larger area surrounding Baltimore.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of Baltimore.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Baltimore:

• Websites specific to Maryland
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maryland State Archives

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maryland
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maryland

Cemeteries Near Baltimore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baltimore.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baltimore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baltimore, with the one closest to Baltimore listed first.

• Westminster Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Cemetery
• St. Pauls Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
• Holy Cross Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
• Friends Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
• Green Mount Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • The Green Mount Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Greenmount Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mount Cemetery
  • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-80 <3>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81033 <4>
• Etting Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etting Cemetery
• Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81232 <4>
• Mt. Auburn Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery
  • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-5060 <3>
• Hebrew Friendship Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Friendship Cemetery
• St. Alphonsus Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery
• Baltimore Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baltimore Cemetery
• Har Sinai Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Har Sinai Cemetery
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  • Laurel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
  • Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery
  • St. Vincents Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Vincents Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincents Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Baltimore had a population of 434,439 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Baltimore had a population of 586,131 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Baltimore, with the one closest to Baltimore listed first.

• Claremont ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Baltimore City
• Mount Winans
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Winans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Winans
  • Mount Winans is located in Baltimore City
• Canton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Baltimore City
• Hampden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <6>
• Waverly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Baltimore City
• Guilford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
• Calverton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
  • Calverton is located in Baltimore City
• Carroll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
• Evergreen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Baltimore City
• Clifford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
  • Clifford is located in Baltimore City
• Orangeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
• Gardenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
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  • Woodberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
    • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
  • Beechfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
    • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
  • Curtis Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baltimore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baltimore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Baltimore: www.ci.baltimore.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/