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 Bellegrove (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 Bellegrove. 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.
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 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.
Bellegrove is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Garrett, Washington, Bedford (PA), Fulton (PA), Somerset (PA), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Bellegrove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellegrove:
- Allegany County (The home county of Bellegrove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Little Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Flintstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keifers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Rush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Oldtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Ellerslie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Mount Savage Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corriganville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Pearre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Pool
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clear Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilson - Conococheague
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huyett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Purcell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Beans Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Rainsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Everett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Charlesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Ott Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Breezewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Cooks Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Hyndman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Claylick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Cove Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Mercersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dickey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Welsh Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Fort Loudon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Markes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Rockdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Williamson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Cowans Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Emmaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Needmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Sipes Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Websters Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Akersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Valley-Hi
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- McConnellsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Fairhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wellersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Johnsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Shockeysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Good
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Siler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Cross Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nordic Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- White Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Hedgesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Bedington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Gerrardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Bunker Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Scrabble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Okonoko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Donaldson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Higginsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Good
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Slanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Three Churches
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- North River Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Capon Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ritters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Wapocomo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Ridgeley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wiley Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carpendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Fort Ashby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Woodmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Orleans Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Hansrote
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sleepy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Paw Paw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Holton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellegrove, see our County-by-County Page for Bellegrove.
Cemeteries Near Bellegrove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellegrove.
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 Bellegrove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellegrove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Hancock.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81574 <3>
- Hendershot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Great Cacapon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McKees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dyche Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robinette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Rine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Michael Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Bellegrove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bellegrove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellegrove, with the one closest to Bellegrove listed first.
- Piney Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Purcell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Buck Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Valley is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Valley
- Little Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Great Cacapon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sir Johns Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Robinsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Doe Gully
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Berkeley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Warfordsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elbinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elbinsville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbinsville
- Ridersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellegrove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellegrove.
Newspapers Published in Bellegrove ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellegrove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellegrove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellegrove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bellegrove:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral 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> | 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- Bellegrove) 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 Bellegrove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |