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 Brooklandville (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 Brooklandville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brooklandville is located in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Brooklandville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooklandville:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Brooklandville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Mays Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Riderwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mays Chapel Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mays Chapel Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel Village
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Stevenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dulaney Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dulaney Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Village
- Hampton Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Lutherville - Timonium
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chattolanee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chattolanee is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattolanee
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Brooklyn Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Linthicum Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Patapsco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Pumphrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Ferndale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dorsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Glen Burnie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Harmans
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Danza Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Homeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hampden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Lauraville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Edmondson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Anthonyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Berrywood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henryton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Lakeview Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Eldersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Sandyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Eastview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Piney Ridge Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Sams Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Mount Airy Village West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bartholows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Libertytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Smith Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Hess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Lynchs Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Pleasant Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Amoss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Wimbledon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Benson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Joppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Joppatowne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Jarrettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Ellicott City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Marriottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Font Hill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Rock Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- High Point Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Blackburn Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Brinklow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Burtonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Ashton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Mullinix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Cloverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- West Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- South Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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 southwest)
- Boxwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Glenn Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Wiley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Draco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- New Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orwig
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Railroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tolna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Blackrock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Shrewsbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fawn Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Freedom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooklandville, see our County-by-County Page for Brooklandville.
Cemeteries Near Brooklandville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooklandville.
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 Brooklandville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooklandville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Druid Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Garrison.
- The Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carroll Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208261 <2>
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery is located in Baltimore.
- The Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arlington Cemetery of Chizuk Amuno
- Arlington Cemetery
- Chizuk Amuno Congregation Arlington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80714 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Honeysuckle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Har Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maryland National Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (452 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moreland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brooklandville had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooklandville, with the one closest to Brooklandville listed first.
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ruxton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Stevenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Timonium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chattolanee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chattolanee is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattolanee
- Mount Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Washington is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Hollins ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbrook
- Sheppard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheppard is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Towson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooklandville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooklandville.
Newspapers Published in Brooklandville ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklandville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooklandville, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooklandville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Brooklandville:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brooklandville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Brooklandville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |