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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 Chase (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 Chase. 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 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.

Chase 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 Chase. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chase:

  • Baltimore County     (The home county of Chase)
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chase, with the one closest to Chase listed first.
    • Arundel Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
    • Riviera Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
    • Brooklyn Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
    • Pumphrey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
    • Stoneybrook Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
    • Lake Shore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lynwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
    • Clearview Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
    • Green Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
    • Linthicum Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Linthicum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
    • Ferndale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chase, with the one closest to Chase listed first.
    • Anthonyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gardenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Lauraville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
    • Waverly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Baltimore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Charles Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Guilford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Homeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Old Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Hampden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Brooklyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Curtis Bay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Woodberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chase, with the one closest to Chase listed first.
    • Berrywood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
    • Finksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Henryton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hampstead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Lakeview Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
  • Cecil County
  • Harford County
  • Howard County
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chase, with the one closest to Chase listed first.
    • Betterton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Coleman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Worton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lynch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Edesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Hall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Still Pond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
    • Chestertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Morganec Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Morganec Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
    • Mile Tree Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
    • Pomona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennedyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cliffs City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
  • Montgomery County
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chase, with the one closest to Chase listed first.
    • Kings Town Manor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
    • Kingstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Indian Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
    • Crumpton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Church Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stevensville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bay City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Cheslou Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Chester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Centreville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kent Narrows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
  • Lancaster County (PA)
  • York County (PA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chase, see our County-by-County Page for Chase.

Cemeteries Near Chase ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chase.

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 Chase - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chase covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chase, with the one closest to Chase listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chase had a population of 170 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Chase, with the one closest to Chase listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chase. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chase.

Newspapers Published in Chase ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chase.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chase, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chase.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Chase:

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 Chase, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Chase) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.