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 Ballenger 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 Ballenger 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 Ballenger 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.
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 Ballenger Heights: Ballenger 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 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.
Ballenger Heights is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Washington, Adams (PA), Franklin (PA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Ballenger Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ballenger Heights:
- Frederick County (The home county of Ballenger Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ballenger Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ballenger Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballenger Creek
- Braddock Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adamstown Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Adamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Braddock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Braddock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Crestwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Mountain Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Buckeystown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boss Arnold Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Lander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lander is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Ridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Keymar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKinstrys Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Bruceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Union Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Marston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Long Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Cooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenelg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alpha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Sandy Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Dickerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Beallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Browningsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Blocktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Clarksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poolesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boyds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rohrersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Zittlestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Sandy Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Eakles Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Boonsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keedysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Zora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Pen Mar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Blue Ridge Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beartown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Monterey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Rouzerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wingerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Zullinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Nunnery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Waynecastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Milnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Gaylord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Arcadia Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wadesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Frogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Springvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Herndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Great Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Floris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Kenmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Lovettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucketts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Georges Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Bolington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Morrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lansdowne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Purcellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Scrabble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Baker Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Bedington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Falling Waters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Darkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hedgesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Bunker Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Lower Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shepherdstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Bardane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Charles Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ranson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Jefferson Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Kabletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Summit Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ballenger Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Ballenger Heights.
Cemeteries Near Ballenger Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ballenger 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 Ballenger Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ballenger Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jefferson Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Union Cemetery
- The Jefferson Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jefferson Cemetery
- Jefferson Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Reformed Cemetery
- The Jefferson Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jefferson Cemetery
- Jefferson UCC Cemetery
- Jefferson UMC Cemetery
- St. Josephs Carrollton Manor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Point-of-Rocks.
- The St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81589 <2>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marks Apostolic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Apostolic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marks Apostolic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Rosemont.
- The St. Marks Apostolic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81532 <2>
- Park Heights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Koontz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Ballenger Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ballenger Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ballenger Heights, with the one closest to Ballenger Heights listed first.
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Feagaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Feagaville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagaville
- Adamstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lander is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Doubs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Doubs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubs
- Buckeystown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Kiln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
- Braddock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Braddock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Olive is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frederick Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
- Frederick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Broad Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Broad Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run
- Point-of-Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Washington Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Washington Junction is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ballenger Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ballenger Heights.
Newspapers Published in Ballenger 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballenger Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ballenger Heights, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ballenger Heights.
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 Ballenger Heights:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Clarke County
- Fairfax County
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ballenger Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Ballenger Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |