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 Collins 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 Collins 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 Collins 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Collins Estates: Collins Ests.
- While the name of this community is Collins Estates, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Collins Estates may originally have been Collin's Estates.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Collins Estates might be written as Collin Estates.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Collins Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Collins Estates.
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.
Collins Estates is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Adams (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Collins Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collins Estates:
- Carroll County (The home county of Collins Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Piney Ridge Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Eldersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freedom Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Lakeview Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Klee Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Sykesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gaither
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Stone House Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Peach Brandy Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Bloom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Henryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Eastview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Dorsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Patapsco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Jessup
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Linthicum Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Pumphrey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Maryland City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Ferndale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Beechfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Edmondson Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Hampden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Carroll
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Oaklee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Charles Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Reisterstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hernwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Delight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Saint Georges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Glen Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Glyndon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Owings Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Randallstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Carriage Hill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Oakwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Sams Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Mount Airy Village West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bartholows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Smith Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Libertytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Monrovia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Daysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Green Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Hess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Shawsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Upper Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Putnam Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Jarrettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Pleasant Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Wimbledon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Coopstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Federal Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Marriottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenelg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Marydell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Long Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Mullinix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Browningsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Brinklow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Brookeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laytonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Olney Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Olney Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Town
- Sandy Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Camelback Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- West Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- South Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adelphi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Berwyn Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Berwyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- College Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbelt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Langley Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glenn Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Kingsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McSherrystown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Whitehall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Edgegrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Bonneauville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Greenmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Lake Heritage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Zora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Blackrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Parkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Brodbecks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Pennville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Railroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collins Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Collins Estates.
Cemeteries Near Collins Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collins 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 Collins Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collins Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield State Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brandenburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake View Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nwe Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Collins Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collins Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collins Estates, with the one closest to Collins Estates listed first.
- Freedom
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Eldersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Gist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gist is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist
- Sykesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haight
- Gamber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gamber is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamber
- North Branch ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Branch is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Bird Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
- Hoods Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Mill
- Henryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Marriottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Bloom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Daniel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Daniel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collins Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collins Estates.
Newspapers Published in Collins Estates ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collins Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collins Estates, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collins 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 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 Collins Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Adams County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
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| <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 Collins Estates, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collins Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |