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 Adams Chance (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 Adams Chance. 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.
Name Variations for Adams Chance ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Adams Chance, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Adams Chance may originally have been Adam's Chance.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Adams Chance might be written as Adam Chance.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Adams Chance is located in Carroll County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Adams (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Adams Chance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adams Chance:
- Carroll County (The home county of Adams Chance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Hampstead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Yorkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Berrywood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reeds Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Finksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eastview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peach Brandy Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Brooklyn Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Pumphrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Dorsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Arundel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Linthicum Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Harmans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Jessup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Woodberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Guilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Edmondson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Beechfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Carroll
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Lauraville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Oaklee Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Upperco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Fowblesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Boring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Glen Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Reisterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glyndon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Butler is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Sagamore Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Saint Georges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Sams Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Mount Airy Village West
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Libertytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- New Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- New London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Daysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Bartholows
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Rocky Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Shawsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Federal Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Putnam Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Coopstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Amoss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Wimbledon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Benson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Forest Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Marriottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marydell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sandy Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellicott City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Mullinix
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- High Point Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Browningsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brookeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laytonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Ashton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Camelback Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Hyattstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Kingsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Whitehall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- New Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brush Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Lake Heritage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Greenmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- East Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Blackrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Brodbecks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Parkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Pennville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Railroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Glen Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams Chance, see our County-by-County Page for Adams Chance.
Cemeteries Near Adams Chance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adams Chance.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Adams Chance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adams Chance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethel - Carrollton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patapsco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Charity Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- Elsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandymount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Adams Chance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adams Chance.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adams Chance, with the one closest to Adams Chance listed first.
- Houcksville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Houcksville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcksville
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Hampstead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brummel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brummel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummel
- Snydersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snydersburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydersburg
- Fowblesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Greenmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Tannery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Boring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Eastview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Finksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adams Chance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams Chance.
Newspapers Published in Adams Chance ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams Chance.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adams Chance, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adams Chance.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Adams Chance:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Adams Chance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adams Chance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |