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 Charlton (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 Charlton. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Charlton is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegany, Frederick, Franklin (PA), Fulton (PA), Loudoun (VA), Berkeley (WV), Jefferson (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Charlton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Charlton:
- Washington County (The home county of Charlton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Clear Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Williamsport Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Big Pool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Saint James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Hagerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Maugansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lappans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Little Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Pleasant Walk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Frostown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Myersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burkittsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sabillasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Catoctin Furnace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Mountaindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Braddock Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Jacks Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Carroll Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Robinsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Purcell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Claylick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Welsh Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Milnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Mercersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wingerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Greencastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Cove Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Dickey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Markes is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Rockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Waynecastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Covalt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- McConnellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Sipes Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Harrisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Knobsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Emmaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Akersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Wadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Gaylord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Rest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Shockeysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Grimes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- White Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Welltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cross Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Georges Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Morrisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Falling Waters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Bedington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Hedgesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Arden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Darkesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gerrardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bardane
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Jefferson Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Bolivar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lower Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Charles Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Middleway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ranson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Bloomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Summit Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Kabletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Cherry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Sleepy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Hancock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Stotlers Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Woodmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Orleans Cross Roads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Charlton, see our County-by-County Page for Charlton.
Cemeteries Near Charlton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charlton.
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 Charlton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Charlton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Pinesburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clear Spring.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81437 <2>
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Metropolitan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Falling Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Augustines Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Falling Waters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81032 <2>
- Bethel Graveyard
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Charlton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Charlton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Charlton, with the one closest to Charlton listed first.
- Four Locks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Clear Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marlowe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marlowe is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlowe
- Conococheague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conococheague is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conococheague
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Spring Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Spring Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mills is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Williamsport Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Huyett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- North Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Mountain is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
- Broadfording
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadfording is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Charlton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Charlton.
Newspapers Published in Charlton ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charlton, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charlton.
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 Charlton:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Frederick County
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan 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 Charlton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Charlton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |