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 Clear Spring Estates (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 Clear Spring Estates. 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.
Name Variations for Clear Spring Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Clear Spring Estates: Clear Spg. Ests. (or less commonly used: Clear Spng. Ests. or Clear Sprng. Ests.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Clear Spring Estates is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Clear Spring Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clear Spring Estates:
- Harford County (The home county of Clear Spring Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Putnam Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
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- Jarrettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coopstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
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- Upper Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
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- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
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- Hess
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hess is located in Harford County
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- Forest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harford Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harford Village is located in Harford County
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- Federal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
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- Amoss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
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- Bynum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
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- Fallston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Arundel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Linthicum Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Patapsco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Glen Burnie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Stoneybrook Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Cohansey Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Anthonyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
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- Lauraville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
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- Gardenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
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- Homeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Charles Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
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- Hampden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Woodberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- Baltimore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gwynn Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hydes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knoebel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
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- Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
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- Monkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Arm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kingsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
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- Phoenix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
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- Franklinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
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- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
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- Rockbrook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
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- Hampstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
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- Berrywood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
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- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
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- Sandyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rowlandsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Conowingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
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- Rock Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Liberty Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Port Deposit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Colora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Ellicott City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
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- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marriottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
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- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
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- Saint Johns Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
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- Font Hill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
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- Alpha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
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- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Betterton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
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- Lynch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
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- Still Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
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- Worton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
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- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Glen Roy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Chrome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Furniss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- McSparran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Mount Nebo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Kirks Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Colemanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Little Britain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Buck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Truce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Mechanic Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Draco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Bryansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slate Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bruce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Castle Fin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clear Spring Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Clear Spring Estates.
Cemeteries Near Clear Spring Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clear Spring Estates.
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 Clear Spring Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clear Spring Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Old Brick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Good Will Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrettsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Watters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Harford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fallston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Moores Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Clear Spring Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clear Spring Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clear Spring Estates, with the one closest to Clear Spring Estates listed first.
- Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Upper Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Jarrettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Coopstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Taylor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Taylor is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Madonna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
- Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Forest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ferncliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Chrome Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
- Federal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clear Spring Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clear Spring Estates.
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 Clear Spring Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Chester 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> | 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 Clear Spring Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |