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 Arched Bow Valley (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 Arched Bow Valley. 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 Arched Bow Valley ...
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 Arched Bow Valley: Arched Bow Vly. (or less commonly used: Arched Bow Vally. or Arched Bow Vlly.)
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.
Arched Bow Valley 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 Arched Bow Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arched Bow Valley:
- Carroll County (The home county of Arched Bow Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- Rockbrook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Roller
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Young Mans Fancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Berrywood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Sandyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Finksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- Patapsco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Pumphrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Brooklyn Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- 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
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Homeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Guilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Charles Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Edmondson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Anthonyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Fowblesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Mount Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Eklo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Boring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yeoho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yeoho is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoho
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Woodensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- Sams Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Libertytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Ladiesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Mount Airy Village West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- New Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Daysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Emmitsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- Shawsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Upper Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Putnam Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Coopstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Amoss
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- Marriottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Marydell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ellicott City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Saint Johns Village
(24 miles [38.6 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 Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- High Point Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Mullinix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Browningsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- McSherrystown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- 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)
- Edgegrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Abbottstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- East Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- Blackrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Bandanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Brodbecks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Railroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Shrewsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tolna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arched Bow Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Arched Bow Valley.
Cemeteries Near Arched Bow Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arched Bow Valley.
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 Arched Bow Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arched Bow Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Hampstead.
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Salem UMC Cemetery (located 60 miles to the north).
- Greenmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bartholomews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Stansbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- The Forest Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191199 <3>
- Alesia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Arched Bow Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arched Bow Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arched Bow Valley, with the one closest to Arched Bow Valley listed first.
- Hampstead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenmount
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Millers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Beckleysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beckleysville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleysville
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snydersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snydersburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydersburg
- Houcksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houcksville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcksville
- Alesia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alesia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesia
- Brummel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brummel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fowblesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Mount Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arched Bow Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arched Bow Valley.
Newspapers Published in Arched Bow Valley ...
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 Arched Bow Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arched Bow Valley, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arched Bow Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Arched Bow Valley:
- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arched Bow Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Arched Bow Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |