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 Collmus (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 Collmus. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Collmus is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Washington, Adams (PA), Franklin (PA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Collmus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collmus:
- Frederick County (The home county of Collmus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- New London
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Monrovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bartholows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Ijamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Airy Village West
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Libertytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Smith Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Daysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Discovery - Spring Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Town is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Town
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Granite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hernwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Glen Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Reisterstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Boring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Delight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Glyndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Randallstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Nottingham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Woodbine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McKinstrys Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Stone House Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Dennings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Marston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Long Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Glenelg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marriottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Browningsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Mullinix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Etchison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Blocktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Burdette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Prathertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
- Laytonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Boyds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- West Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Zittlestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rohrersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Lena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Pondsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- San Mar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Boonsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trego
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Cavetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Mount Aetna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Eakles Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Kingsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Zora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Jacks Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Littlestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- 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
- Lake Heritage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Virginia Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Gettysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pen Mar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Bandanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Blackrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Great Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Herndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Lucketts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Lovettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Georges Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lansdowne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Countryside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sugarland Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Wheatland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Ashburn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Lower Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shepherdstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collmus, see our County-by-County Page for Collmus.
Cemeteries Near Collmus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collmus.
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 Collmus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collmus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Market Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bush Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ijamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Mount Airy.
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prospect UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153993 <3>
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Collmus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Collmus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collmus, with the one closest to Collmus listed first.
- New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New London
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Monrovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bartholows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Hartman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartman is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Linganore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linganore is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linganore
- Ijamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Kemptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kemptown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemptown
- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reels Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Browningsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collmus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collmus.
Newspapers Published in Collmus ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collmus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collmus, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collmus.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Collmus:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Fairfax County
- Loudoun County
- Jefferson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Collmus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Collmus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |