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 Bright Oaks (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 Bright Oaks. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bright Oaks 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 Bright Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bright Oaks:
- Harford County (The home county of Bright Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Bradford Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bradford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Village
- Creswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Homestead Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Homestead Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Bel Air
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <1>
- Country Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Harford Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harford Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Furnace
- Van Bibber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Abingdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joppatowne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Benson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Bynum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Belcamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Arundel Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riviera Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Pumphrey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Linthicum Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Stoneybrook Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Clearview Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Freetown Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
- Glen Burnie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Anthonyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Gardenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Homeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Hampden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Woodberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Curtis Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Franklinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Bradshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Harewood Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Perry Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Arm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hydes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Rockbrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Berrywood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Finksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Rock Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Frenchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conowingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rowlandsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Principio Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Colora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Elkridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Lawyers Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Ellicott City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Betterton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Morganec Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Edesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Mile Tree Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dogwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Kings Town Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Crumpton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Church Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Chrome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Glen Roy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Barnsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Tweedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Kirks Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Buck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mechanic Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Mount Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Colemanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Truce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Quarryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bryansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Fawn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- New Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Slab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Draco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Bruce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bright Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Bright Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Bright Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bright Oaks.
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 Bright Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bright Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bel Air Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969632 <2>
- Mountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bel Air Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heavenly Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bright Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bright Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bright Oaks, with the one closest to Bright Oaks listed first.
- Emmorton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Emmorton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmorton
- Singer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Creswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Creswell is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Bel Air
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <1>
- Wilna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilna
- Van Bibber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Abingdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harford Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harford Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Furnace
- Calvary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Fountain Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Watervale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watervale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Benson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Belcamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bright Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bright Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Bright Oaks ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bright Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bright Oaks, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bright Oaks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bright Oaks:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bright Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bright Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |