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 Big Woods Estates (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 Big Woods Estates. 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 Big Woods Estates ...
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 Big Woods Estates: Big Woods Estates
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 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.
Big Woods Estates 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 Big Woods Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Big Woods Estates:
- Frederick County (The home county of Big Woods Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
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- Urbana
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ijamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reels Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Monrovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Smith Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bartholows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Ballenger Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ballenger Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballenger Creek
- Crestwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crestwood Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Frederick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Granite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
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- Hernwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Carriage Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Delight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
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- Hollofield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
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- Oakwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Randallstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reisterstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
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- Woodensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Frederick Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Glyndon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Ridgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Woodbine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morgan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- McKinstrys Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Stone House Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Gaither
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Dennings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Marston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Bloom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Long Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Cooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glenelg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alpha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Hyattstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Browningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Blocktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Burdette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Dickerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Boyds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Etchison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- West Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Adelphi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langley Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- Beltsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chillum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zittlestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Rohrersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Trego
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Boonsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eakles Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Keedysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- San Mar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Antietam
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Mount Aetna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Zora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Kingsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Greenmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Arlington County (VA)
- Williamsburg Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Great Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Herndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kenmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Reston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shouse Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Wolf Trap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Ash Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Floris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Langley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Salona Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- McLean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tysons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Offutt Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Lucketts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Lovettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lansdowne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Georges Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Countryside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sugarland Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Wheatland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Ashburn Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- Scrabble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Lower Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bolivar
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Shepherdstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bardane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Charles Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ranson
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Kabletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Big Woods Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Big Woods Estates.
Cemeteries Near Big Woods Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Big Woods Estates.
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 Big Woods Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Big Woods Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Urbana Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hyattstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ijamsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Loaf Mtn. Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (414 more) ...
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yingling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Big Woods Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Big Woods Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Big Woods Estates, with the one closest to Big Woods Estates listed first.
- Urbana
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hyattstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Ijamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thurston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Fountain Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Reels Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Park Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Browningsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Monrovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartman is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Frederick Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
- Comus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Comus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comus
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Purdum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Purdum is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdum
- Kemptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kemptown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemptown
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Big Woods Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Woods Estates.
Newspapers Published in Big Woods Estates ...
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 Big Woods Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Big Woods Estates, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Big Woods Estates.
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 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 Big Woods Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Arlington County
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Big Woods Estates) 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 Big Woods Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |