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 Bay Ridge (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 Bay Ridge. 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 Bay Ridge ...
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 Bay Ridge: Bay Rdg. (or less commonly used: Bay Rdge. or Bay Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bay Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay Ridge.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
Bay Ridge is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Bay Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bay Ridge:
- Harford County (The home county of Bay Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Ridge, with the one closest to Bay Ridge listed first.
- Cambria
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pylesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Scarboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Poole
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Kalmia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Conowingo Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Ridge, with the one closest to Bay Ridge listed first.
- Lauraville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Anthonyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Homeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Woodberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Ridge, with the one closest to Bay Ridge listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Baldwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Hydes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- White Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Franklinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Kingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Ridge, with the one closest to Bay Ridge listed first.
- Roller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Lineboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Ridge, with the one closest to Bay Ridge listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Colora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Port Deposit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Frenchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Ridge, with the one closest to Bay Ridge listed first.
- Betterton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- New Castle County (DE)
- Newark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Ridge, with the one closest to Bay Ridge listed first.
- Glen Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Chrome
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Barnsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elkview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Atglen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Kemblesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Lenover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Ridge, with the one closest to Bay Ridge listed first.
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Kirks Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Mount Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Buck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Little Britain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Summerhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Colemanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Truce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Mechanic Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Ridge, with the one closest to Bay Ridge listed first.
- Delta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bryansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slate Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Susquehanna Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Castle Fin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Fawn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Bruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- New Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Airville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bay Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Bay Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Bay Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay Ridge.
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 Bay Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bay Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bay Ridge, with the one closest to Bay Ridge listed first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Broad Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ascension Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bay Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bay Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bay Ridge, with the one closest to Bay Ridge listed first.
- Pylesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prospect
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Whiteford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cambria
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mill Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Green
- Macton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macton
- Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Delta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bryansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Minefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Slate Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Ailston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ailston is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailston
- Graceton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graceton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bay Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Bay Ridge ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay Ridge, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bay Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch 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 Bay Ridge:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- New Castle County
- Chester County
- Lancaster 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 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> | 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 Bay Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bay Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |