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 Bobs Flow (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 Bobs Flow. 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 Bobs Flow ...
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.
While the name of this community is Bobs Flow, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bobs Flow may originally have been Bob's Flow.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bobs Flow might be written as Bob Flow.
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 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.
Bobs Flow 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 Bobs Flow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bobs Flow:
- Harford County (The home county of Bobs Flow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobs Flow, with the one closest to Bobs Flow listed first.
- Pylesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cambria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Scarboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Coopstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Jarrettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobs Flow, with the one closest to Bobs Flow listed first.
- Lauraville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Anthonyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Homeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hampden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Gwynn Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobs Flow, with the one closest to Bobs Flow listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- White Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Walker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Hydes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobs Flow, with the one closest to Bobs Flow listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Sandyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobs Flow, with the one closest to Bobs Flow listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Colora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Port Deposit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rising Sun
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobs Flow, with the one closest to Bobs Flow listed first.
- Betterton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobs Flow, with the one closest to Bobs Flow listed first.
- Glen Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Barnsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elkview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Atglen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Daleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Kemblesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobs Flow, with the one closest to Bobs Flow listed first.
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- McSparran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- 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
- Colemanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Buck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Truce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Kirks Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Mechanic Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Conestoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobs Flow, with the one closest to Bobs Flow listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Delta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Stewartstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slate Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Slab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Draco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bobs Flow, see our County-by-County Page for Bobs Flow.
Cemeteries Near Bobs Flow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bobs Flow.
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 Bobs Flow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bobs Flow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bobs Flow, with the one closest to Bobs Flow listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Harford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fawn Grove Friends
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heaps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Harford 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 Bobs Flow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bobs Flow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bobs Flow, with the one closest to Bobs Flow listed first.
- Pylesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Graceton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Graceton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Cambria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Harkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harkins is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins
- McDermott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McDermott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDermott
- Minefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Whiteford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Green
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Delta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Stewartstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bobs Flow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bobs Flow.
Newspapers Published in Bobs Flow ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bobs Flow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bobs Flow, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bobs Flow.
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 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 Bobs Flow:
- 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
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bobs Flow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Bobs Flow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |