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 Chapel Hill (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 Chapel Hill. 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 doctors and 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.
Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chapel Hill:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Chapel Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Mays Chapel Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mays Chapel Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel Village
- Mays Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Brooklandville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lutherville - Timonium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Riderwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- 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
- Cockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Dulaney Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dulaney Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Village
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Brooklyn Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Patapsco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Pumphrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Linthicum Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Ferndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dorsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Cohansey Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Glen Burnie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harmans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Jessup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Homeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Gwynn Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hampden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Woodberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Charles Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Anthonyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Edmondson Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Gardenville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill 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 west)
- Henryton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Lakeview Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Hampstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Eldersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Eastview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- 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
- Piney Ridge Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill 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
- 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
- Mount Airy Village West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Hess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Fallston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Pleasant Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Wimbledon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Shawsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Amoss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Putnam Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Benson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Jarrettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Ellicott City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Marriottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Elkridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Font Hill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- Rock Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- High Point Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brinklow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Burtonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Brookeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Etchison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Spencerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- South Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Wiley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Draco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- New Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orwig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Railroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tolna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Fawn Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackrock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- New Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chapel Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Chapel Hill.
Cemeteries Near Chapel Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chapel Hill.
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 Chapel Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chapel Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Druid Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Honeysuckle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Har Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maryland National Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moreland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Baltimore.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80992 <3>
- Christopher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Chapel Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chapel Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Brooklandville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ruxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timonium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Stevenson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Sherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Cockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chattolanee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chattolanee is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattolanee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chapel Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chapel Hill.
Newspapers Published in Chapel Hill ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chapel Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chapel Hill, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chapel Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Chapel Hill:
- 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
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chapel Hill) 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 Chapel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |