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 Chewsville (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 Chewsville. 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 hospitals and 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.
Chewsville 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 Chewsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chewsville:
- Washington County (The home county of Chewsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Greenvale Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Robinwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Cavetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Mount Aetna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Pondsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Smithsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leitersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Funkstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Keysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Harney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Union Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Fairground Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- McKinstrys Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Uniontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Pleasant Walk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Sabillasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catoctin Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Thurmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frostown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Jimtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mountaindale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Charlesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Montgomery County
- Hyattstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Jacks Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Carroll Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Orrtanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- McKnightstown Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKnightstown Station is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnightstown Station
- Seven Stars
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Trust
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Cumberland County (PA)
- Shippensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Wingerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zullinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Pen Mar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Waynecastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Milnor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Beartown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Blue Ridge Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Websters Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- McConnellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Covalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Knobsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Needmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warfordsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Georges Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bolington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Lucketts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Morrisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Falling Waters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Bedington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Swan Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Little Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Hedgesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baker Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Martinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Darkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 south)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bardane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Jefferson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ranson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Charles Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Middleway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Cherry Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Sleepy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chewsville, see our County-by-County Page for Chewsville.
Cemeteries Near Chewsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chewsville.
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 Chewsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chewsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Bethel Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beards Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Christ Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smithsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. James Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Leitersburg.
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81591 <3>
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Funkstown Public Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Welty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Chewsville had a population of 182 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chewsville, with the one closest to Chewsville listed first.
- Cavetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Smithsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leitersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Funkstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Hagerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Edgemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemont is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Ringgold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Wingerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Wolfsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Maugansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benevola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benevola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Mapleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mapleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chewsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chewsville.
Newspapers Published in Chewsville ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chewsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chewsville, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chewsville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Chewsville:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Fulton 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Chewsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Chewsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |