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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 Braddock 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 Braddock 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 Braddock 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 Braddock Estates: Braddock Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Braddock Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Braddock 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 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.
Braddock Estates is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Adams (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Braddock Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Braddock Estates:
- Carroll County (The home county of Braddock Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Winfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
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- Stone House Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Dennings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
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- Bloom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
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- Marston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Morgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
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- Watersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Woodbine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Klee Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- New Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
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- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Dorsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Jessup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Annapolis Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Linthicum Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Maryland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Pumphrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Arundel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beechfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Edmondson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Woodberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Carroll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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- Oaklee Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Hampden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Homeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
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- Violetville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Charles Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
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- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Hernwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Reisterstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Delight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Glen Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Glyndon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Georges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Woodensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Fowblesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Granite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Carriage Hill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Sagamore Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Boring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upperco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Oak Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
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- Sams Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Mount Airy Village West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Bartholows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Smith Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Monrovia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Deerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Harford County
- Hess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Cooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Marriottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- West Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenelg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Mullinix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
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- Browningsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Laytonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
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- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Clarksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prathertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
- Brinklow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
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- Montgomery Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- West Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- South Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Zittlestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Cavetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Pen Mar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Pondsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Smithsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Greenvale Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Boonsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Aetna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
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- Rohrersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Kingsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Greenmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Zora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Bonneauville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Lake Heritage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- McSherrystown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Carroll Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pen Mar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Bandanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Blackrock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Parkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Pennville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Valley Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Loudoun County (VA)
- Lucketts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Braddock Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Braddock Estates.
Cemeteries Near Braddock Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Braddock 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 Braddock Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Braddock Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Taylorsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield Bible Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fair View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of New Windsor.
- The New Hope UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
- Sam's Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80767 <3>
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Winfield.
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Salem UMC Cemetery (located 80 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81615 <3>
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sams Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sams Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of New Windsor.
- The Sams Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sams Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Morgans Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brandenburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Braddock Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Braddock Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Braddock Estates, with the one closest to Braddock Estates listed first.
- Taylorsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Daniel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Winfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Bloom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Dennings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Sams Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Marston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Watersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Woodbine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Morgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Gist
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gist is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Braddock Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Braddock Estates.
Newspapers Published in Braddock 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 Braddock Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Braddock Estates, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Braddock Estates.
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 Braddock Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Loudoun 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Braddock 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 Braddock Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |