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 Colonial Hills (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 Colonial Hills. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Colonial Hills 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 Colonial Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colonial Hills:
- Carroll County (The home county of Colonial Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Fairground Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Harney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Frizzellburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Bark Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Baltimore City
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Upperco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Boring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Eklo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Mount Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Glen Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Reisterstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glyndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Ladiesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Emmitsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- New Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Rocky Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Woodsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Libertytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Daysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Harford County
- Shawsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Lisbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Cooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marriottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Timberleigh Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Glenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Glenelg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roxbury Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Browningsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Mullinix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Etchison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Hyattstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cavetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Pondsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Greenvale Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Mount Aetna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Chewsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Lena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Robinwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Kingsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Edgegrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Greenmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Brush Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Gettysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Hunters Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Pen Mar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Caledonia Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Nunnery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Waynesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mont Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Pennville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- West Manheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Blackrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Valley Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Brodbecks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- La Bott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colonial Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Colonial Hills.
Cemeteries Near Colonial Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colonial Hills.
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 Colonial Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colonial Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Mayberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Taneytown.
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81702 <2>
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morehead Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. James Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Colonial Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colonial Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colonial Hills, with the one closest to Colonial Hills listed first.
- Galt
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Galt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Mayberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mayberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Taneytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Kingsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Trevanion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trevanion is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevanion
- Tyrone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Littlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Frizzellburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Harney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Bark Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colonial Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colonial Hills.
Newspapers Published in Colonial Hills ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonial Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colonial Hills, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colonial Hills.
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 helpful 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 Colonial Hills:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin 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 Colonial Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |