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Alberta Heights, Maryland |
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Our Genealogical Helper for Alberta Heights ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool that can help us with planning our trips.
- That it also helps us to understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
By learning about Alberta Heights (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 insight while doing our genealogical research.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this, our Genealogical Helper for Alberta Heights. 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.
It's still very early in our research, but as we gather more information it will be added to this page.
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Name Variations for Alberta Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations or people who just guessed at the name. Sometimes the post office had a slightly different name than the community and while one document might refer to the community name, the next might use the post office name.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Alberta Heights.
- Typical abbreviation for Alberta Heights: Alberta Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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Newspapers Published in Alberta Heights ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alberta Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alberta Heights, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alberta Heights.
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Cemeteries Near Alberta Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alberta Heights.
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 click on the [Map] that follows each cemetery's name, a new browser window will open with a Google map showing a satellite view of the area where the cemetery is located. We have tried to place the cemetery in the center of the map, but we're still working on our data and the map might not not be centered properly. If you don't see the cemetery right away, try zooming-in. Usually, but not always, you can see the outline of the cemetery and some of the headstones.
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 Alberta Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
Distance & Direction | Name of Cemetery |
| Less than 2 miles |
| NNW | Friendship Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave<2>, MIHP<3>] |
| SW | Griffith Family Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| S | Deichgraeber Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| About 2 miles [3.2 km] |
| N | Scanlon Gravesite [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SW | Clark Family Cemetery [Map] |
| NNE | Old Cromwell Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| WNW | St.s Rest Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| WNW | Harman Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| WNW | Shipley Family Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| WNW | Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| W | Boyer Burial Ground [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| About 3 miles [4.8 km] |
| SW | Disney Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| SW | Jackson Grove Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SSW | Redmiles Family Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| ENE | Glen Haven Memorial Park [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| NE | John Wesley United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| NNE | Benton - Shipley Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| N | Andover Gardens [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| N | Ring - Caples Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| About 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| WSW | Hospital Chapel Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SW | Sulphur Springs Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SW | Tank Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SW | Friedhofer - Gary Family Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SW | Watts Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SSW | Epiphany Episcopal Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| SSW | Old Bethel Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| NNW | Grace Cemetery [Map] |
| NNE | Holy Cross Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| W | St. Lawrence Martyr RC Church Cemete<4> [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| About 5 miles [8 km] |
| SW | Downs Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SW | Bethel Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| SW | Fort Meade Post Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SW | Post Cemetery [Map] [MIHP] |
| S | Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| S | Church of God of Gambrills Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| E | Hall United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| ENE | Marley Methodist Protestant Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| ENE | Solley Family Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| NE | Mt. Calvary Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| NE | Cedar Hill Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| NW | Holy Trinity Cemetery [Map] |
| NW | Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| WNW | Zion Cemetery [Map] |
| WNW | Meadowridge Memorial Park [Map] |
| WNW | Meadow Ridge Memorial Park [Map] |
| W | Gardner Cemetery [Map] |
| Within 6 miles [9.7 km] |
| SW | St. Peters Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| S | Hammond Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| S | Our Lady of the Field Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| NNW | Arbutus Memorial Park [Map] |
| SSE | Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| SSE | John Wesley Waterbury United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| SE | Piney Grove Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SE | Silas First Baptist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| N | United Hebrew Cemetery [Map] |
| N | Mt. Zion Cemetery [Map] |
| N | Mt. Zion Cemetery [Map] |
| WNW | St. Stephens Cemetery [Map] |
| WNW | Blackstone Cemetery [Map] |
| WNW | Trinity Cemetery [Map] |
| Within 7 miles [11.3 km] |
| WSW | Training School Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SSW | Woodward Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SSW | Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SSW | Waugh Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| S | Warfield Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| SSE | Maryland Veterans Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| SE | Asbury Town Neck United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| ESE | Magothy United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| N | Mt. Auburn Cemetery [Map] |
| N | German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery [Map] |
| WNW | St. Johns Cemetery [Map] |
| WNW | Trinity Cemetery [Map] |
| W | White Cemetery [Map] |
| Within 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| WSW | Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| WSW | St. Jacobs Cemetery [Map] |
| NNW | Eucharist Cemetery [Map] |
| NNW | Baltimore National Cemetery [Map] [MIHP] |
| SSW | St. Johns AME Zion Church Cemetery<5> [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| SSW | Barber - White Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| S | St. Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| ESE | Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| E | Riviera Beach Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| N | Mt. Olivet Cemetery [Map] |
| NW | St. Marys Cemetery [Map] |
| N | Loudon Park National Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| NW | Cavey Cemetery [Map] |
| WNW | Dorsey Cemetery [Map] |
| W | First Baptist Church of Guilford Cemetery [Map] |
| W | Grace Cemetery [Map] |
| Within 9 miles [14.5 km] |
| WSW | Snowden Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| NNW | Western Star Cemetery [Map] |
| SSE | St. Pauls Chapel Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| SE | Carpenters Hill Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| NNE | Westminster Cemetery [Map] |
| NNE | St. Pauls Cemetery [Map] |
| N | Western Cemetery [Map] |
| N | Cathedral Cemetery [Map] |
| W | Alberta Gary Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| Within 10 miles [16.1 km] |
| WSW | St. Mary of the Mill Cemetery [Map] |
| WSW | St. Philips Cemetery [Map] |
| S | Duvall Family Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave] |
| S | Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map] [FindAGrave, MIHP] |
| NE | St. Paul Cemetery [Map] |
| N | St. Peters Cemetery [Map] |
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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.<6>
While we didn't find Alberta Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alberta Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alberta Heights, with the one closest to Alberta Heights listed first.
Severn [Map] |
- | Located Less than 2 miles to the West Southwest (WSW) from Alberta Heights |
- | 1895 population of 70 people |
- | Severn had a post office and railroad service |
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Wellham Crossroads - Historic [Map] |
- | While Wellham Crossroads was mentioned in the 1895 Atlas, it no longer exists |
- | Located Less than 2 miles to the North (N) from Alberta Heights |
- | Wellham Crossroads had a post office and no railroad service |
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Harmans [Map] |
- | Located Less than 2 miles to the West Northwest (WNW) from Alberta Heights |
- | 1895 population of 120 people |
- | Harmans had a post office and railroad service |
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Glen Burnie [Map] |
- | Located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) from Alberta Heights |
- | 1895 population of 35 people |
- | Glen Burnie had a post office and railroad service |
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Cromwell - Historic [Map] |
- | While Cromwell was mentioned in the 1895 Atlas, it no longer exists |
- | Located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the Northeast (NE) from Alberta Heights |
- | Cromwell had railroad service and no post office |
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Linthicum [Map] |
- | Located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) from Alberta Heights |
- | Linthicum had railroad service and no post office |
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Shipley [Map] |
- | Located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the North (N) from Alberta Heights |
- | Shipley had railroad service and no post office |
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Patapsco [Map] |
- | Located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) from Alberta Heights |
- | Patapsco had railroad service and no post office |
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alberta Heights. The list can be found on our page for Communities Neighboring Alberta Heights in the 1890's.
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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
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Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch, the UsGenWeb Project or Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to all and free to view - you should note that they might link to other websites which do charge.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Alberta Heights:
These websites are specific to Maryland:
Website for the Maryland State Archives
Not to be confused with the official state website, we've found the Digital State Archives website for the State of Maryland to be a good source for additional links.
These pages are specific to Anne Arundel County:
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland:
Of Special Interest ...
The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alberta Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/ The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance from Alberta Heights. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alberta Heights) to Point B.
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alberta Heights. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1515, Longitude: -76.6677 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Alberta Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).- Return to Citation |
<2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. - Return to Citation |
<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. - Return to Citation |
<4> | RC is an abbreviation for Roman Catholic - Return to Citation |
<5> | AME is an abbreviation for the African Methodist Episcopal Church - Return to Citation |
<6> | 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 Alberta Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. - Return to Citation |
For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Alberta Heights.
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