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 Cambria (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 Cambria. 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.
Cambria 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 Cambria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cambria:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Cambria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Phoenix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Warren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Hunt Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sherwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Knoebel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Bosley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bosley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosley
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
- Long Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Texas is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Cockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Arundel Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Linthicum Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Patapsco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Ferndale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Burnie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Dorsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Riviera Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Freetown Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Homeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Anthonyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Charles Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Gardenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Woodberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Colonial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Berrywood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbrook Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Finksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Lakeview Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Sandyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Port Deposit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Conowingo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Frenchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Colora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Sams Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Hess
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Putnam Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Amoss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Shawsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Jarrettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Lynchs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Pleasant Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Coopstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Ellicott City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marriottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Saint Johns Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Alpha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Font Hill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Betterton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Edesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Prince George's County
- Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- Adams County (PA)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Colemanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Mount Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Wiley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Draco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- New Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fawn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orwig
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Stewartstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tolna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Railroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bryansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Blackrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cambria, see our County-by-County Page for Cambria.
Cemeteries Near Cambria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cambria.
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 Cambria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cambria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Upper Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Will Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- Honeysuckle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moreland Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graham Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Cambria in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cambria.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cambria, with the one closest to Cambria listed first.
- Sunnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sherwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sherwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Warren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Sweet Air
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
- Phoenix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Ashland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Cockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Texas is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Bosley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bosley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosley
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
- Long Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Knoebel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Timonium
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Glencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cambria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cambria.
Newspapers Published in Cambria ...
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 Cambria.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cambria, 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 Cambria.
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 Cambria:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Adams 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> | 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- Cambria) 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 Cambria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |