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 Boonsboro (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 Boonsboro. 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 southeast 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 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.
Boonsboro is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Kent (DE), Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Queen Anne's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Boonsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boonsboro:
- Caroline County (The home county of Boonsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boonsboro, with the one closest to Boonsboro listed first.
- Ridgely
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Maple Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Greensboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bridgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Denton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whiteleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hollingsworth Circle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Anne Arundel County
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boonsboro, with the one closest to Boonsboro listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Finchville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Marshyhope Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Reliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- East New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rhodesdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brookview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Galestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boonsboro, with the one closest to Boonsboro listed first.
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Cliffs City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Pomona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Millington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chestertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Edesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Massey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rock Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lambson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boonsboro, with the one closest to Boonsboro listed first.
- Queen Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Willoughby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Price
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Centreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boonsboro, with the one closest to Boonsboro listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Skipton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Leeds Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Kirkham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Harper ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Wicomico County
- Sharptown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boonsboro, with the one closest to Boonsboro listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sandtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Marydel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Felton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boonsboro, with the one closest to Boonsboro listed first.
- Vandyke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Blackbird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boonsboro, with the one closest to Boonsboro listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banning ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Bridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Lincoln Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Reliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Heritage Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Lincoln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blades
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boonsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Boonsboro.
Cemeteries Near Boonsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boonsboro.
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 Boonsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boonsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boonsboro, with the one closest to Boonsboro listed first.
- Ridgely Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Denton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrell Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- New Union UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Union UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Goldsboro.
- The New Union UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81732 <3>
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Boonsboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boonsboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boonsboro, with the one closest to Boonsboro listed first.
- Ridgely
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greensboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Denton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Whiteleysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Ruthsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Hobbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Goldsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Williston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Andersontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andersontown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersontown
- Burrsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burrsville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boonsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boonsboro.
Newspapers Published in Boonsboro ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boonsboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boonsboro, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boonsboro.
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 either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Boonsboro:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Sussex 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 '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- Boonsboro) 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 Boonsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |