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 Alto Vista (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 Alto Vista. 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 Alto Vista ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Alto Vista: Alto Vis.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Alto Vista 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 Alto Vista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alto Vista:
- Carroll County (The home county of Alto Vista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Westminster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Avondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
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- Carroll Lutheran Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
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- Yorkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
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- Peach Brandy Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
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- Medford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Carroll County
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- Eastview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
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- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
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- Wakefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Carroll County
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- Frizzellburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Bloom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Patapsco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Dorsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Pumphrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Arundel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jessup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Gwynn Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
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- Woodberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- Beechfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Edmondson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Guilford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
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- Hampden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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- Charles Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Oaklee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Fowblesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Upperco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Boring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
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- Glen Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
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- Glyndon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reisterstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
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- Saint Georges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
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- Delight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
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- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
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- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Sams Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
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- Oak Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
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- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
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- Ladiesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Libertytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Mount Airy Village West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
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- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
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- Daysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
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- New Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
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- Bartholows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
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- Rocky Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Shawsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Federal Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Putnam Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Coopstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Amoss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Marriottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
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- Timberleigh Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Marydell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
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- Font Hill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Mullinix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Browningsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
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- Damascus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
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- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Laytonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
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- Hyattstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
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- Brinklow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
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- Brookeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
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- Pen Mar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Kingsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McSherrystown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Whitehall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Edgegrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Bonneauville
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Greenmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Lake Heritage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- New Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Abbottstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brush Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pen Mar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- West Manheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Blackrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Parkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Pennville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Valley Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alto Vista, see our County-by-County Page for Alto Vista.
Cemeteries Near Alto Vista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alto Vista.
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 Alto Vista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alto Vista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Gist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Westminster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Church of the Ascension Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Western Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Benjamins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Charity Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel - Carrollton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Alto Vista in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alto Vista.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alto Vista, with the one closest to Alto Vista listed first.
- Fenby
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fenby is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenby
- Westminster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Warfieldsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warfieldsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfieldsburg
- Smallwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smallwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Tannery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Avondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Shipley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shipley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Medford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Bird Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
- Eastview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brummel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brummel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummel
- Wakefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Bloom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alto Vista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alto Vista.
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 helpful 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 Alto Vista:
- 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
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Alto Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |