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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 Blueberry 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 Blueberry 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 Blueberry 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Blueberry Heights: Blueberry 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 southeast 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 south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Blueberry Heights is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegany, Frederick, Franklin (PA), Fulton (PA), Loudoun (VA), Berkeley (WV), Jefferson (WV) & Morgan (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Blueberry Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blueberry Heights:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Blueberry Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Smithsburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cavetown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Cavetown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
    • Pondsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pondsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
    • Greenvale Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
    • Chewsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Chewsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
    • Hill Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hill Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
    • Leitersburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Leitersburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
    • Mount Aetna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
    • Robinwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Robinwood is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
    • Pen Mar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pen Mar is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
      • Pen Mar has also been known as:
      • Pen Mar Park
    • Bridgeport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Bridgeport is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Highfield - Cascade
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Keysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Keysville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Bruceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bruceville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Keymar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Crabster ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Crabster is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
    • Harney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Harney is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
    • Fairground Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
    • Taneytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Union Bridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bark Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
    • Linwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Linwood is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • McKinstrys Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
    • Uniontown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Uniontown is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Sabillasville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Walk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
    • Thurmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Catoctin Furnace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
    • Jimtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jimtown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Myersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Frostown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Frostown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
    • Creagerstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
    • Mountaindale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
    • Bolivar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bolivar is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Yellow Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
    • Charlesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Charlesville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Howard County
    • Long Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Corner is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Hyattstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
    • Browningsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
    • Dickerson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Monocacy ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
  • Adams County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Jacks Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
    • Carroll Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Zora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Fairfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
    • Greenmount
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
    • Orrtanna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cashtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cashtown is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
    • McKnightstown Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • McKnightstown Station is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnightstown Station
    • Cashtown - McKnightstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Seven Stars
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Seven Stars is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Trust
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Trust is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
  • Cumberland County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Shippensburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lees Cross Roads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
  • Franklin County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Rouzerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
    • Wayne Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
    • Pen Mar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
    • Waynesboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Beartown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Blue Ridge Summit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Monterey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Wingerton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
    • Nunnery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
    • Zullinger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
    • Waynecastle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
    • Quincy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fulton County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Websters Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
    • McConnellsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Loudoun County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Georges Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
    • Lovettsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bolington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
    • Lucketts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
    • Morrisonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
  • Berkeley County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Scrabble
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Falling Waters
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bedington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
    • Swan Pond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
    • Little Georgetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
    • Hedgesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Baker Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
    • Martinsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Arden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Darkesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
  • Jefferson County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Shepherdstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Harpers Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lower Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
    • Bolivar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Bardane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
    • Jefferson Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Ranson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Charles Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
  • Morgan County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.
    • Cherry Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Holton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
    • Sleepy Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blueberry Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Blueberry Heights.

Cemeteries Near Blueberry Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blueberry 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 Blueberry Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blueberry Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.

  • Christ Reformed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Trinity Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Smithsburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Welty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Toms Cemetery #2
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stouffers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beards Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brandenburg Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (356 more) ...
    • Bethel Graveyard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wolfsville Reformed Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<4>

While we didn't find Blueberry Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blueberry Heights.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blueberry Heights, with the one closest to Blueberry Heights listed first.

  • Smithsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cavetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cavetown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Edgemont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgemont is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
  • Garfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Garfield is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Foxville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Foxville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
  • Chewsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chewsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
  • Wolfsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wolfsville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville
  • Blue Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Mountain is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Ringgold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ringgold is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
  • Leitersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leitersburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
  • Beaver Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Midvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Midvale is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Highfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Highfield is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
    • Pen Mar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
    • Funkstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blueberry Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blueberry Heights.

Newspapers Published in Blueberry 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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blueberry Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blueberry Heights, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blueberry Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blueberry Heights:

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 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.
<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 Blueberry Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blueberry Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.