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 Antietam 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 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 Antietam 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.
Name Variations for Antietam Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Antietam Heights: Antietam Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Antietam Heights is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegany, Frederick, Franklin (PA), Fulton (PA), Loudoun (VA), Berkeley (WV), Jefferson (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Antietam Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Antietam Heights:
- Washington County (The home county of Antietam Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Keedysville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eakles Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Boonsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zittlestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Trego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Rohrersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Breathedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Fairplay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Antietam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Lappans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Gapland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Keymar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Keysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- McKinstrys Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Union Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Bark Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Mount Airy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Nottingham Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Fairground Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Harney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Frostown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Burkittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Braddock Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Howard County
- Long Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Dickerson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Barnesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Hyattstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Martinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Beallsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Browningsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Blocktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poolesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Edwards Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Jacks Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Zora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Greenmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Wingerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Milnor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Wayne Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Pen Mar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Shady Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Waynecastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Waynesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zullinger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Blue Ridge Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rouzerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Greencastle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beartown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Gaylord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Arcadia Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Rest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Grimes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- White Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Welltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Shockeysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Siler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Georges Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bolington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Morrisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wheatland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Lucketts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Purcellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Round Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Silcott Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- White Pump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Scrabble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Falling Waters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bedington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Baker Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Hedgesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darkesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Inwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gerrardstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harpers Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lower Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bolivar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Bardane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Jefferson Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Charles Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ranson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Bloomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Kabletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Middleway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Cherry Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Sleepy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Stotlers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Antietam Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Antietam Heights.
Cemeteries Near Antietam Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Antietam 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.
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 Antietam Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Antietam Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Sharpsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81277 <2>
- Antietam National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Briar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boonsboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mumma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- First Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rohersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (371 more) ...
- Manor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Antietam Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Antietam Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Antietam Heights, with the one closest to Antietam Heights listed first.
- Keedysville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eakles Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Boonsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Rohrersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antietam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Breathedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Benevola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benevola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Fairplay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Lappans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Mapleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Grimes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Antietam Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Antietam Heights.
Newspapers Published in Antietam 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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Antietam Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Antietam Heights, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Antietam Heights.
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 Antietam Heights:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan 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 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. |
| <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 Antietam Heights, 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- Antietam Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |