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 The Colony (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 The Colony. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
The Colony is located in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near The Colony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Colony:
- Baltimore County (The home county of The Colony)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Dulaney Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dulaney Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Village
- Lutherville - Timonium
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hampton Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hampton Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Hampton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lutherville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Towson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Riderwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Mays Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Loch Raven Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Raven Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Raven Village
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Brooklandville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Arundel Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Patapsco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Pumphrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Linthicum Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Ferndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Burnie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Harmans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Riviera Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Dorsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Homeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Charles Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Woodberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Anthonyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Gardenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Berrywood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henryton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Lakeview Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Eldersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Hampstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Eastview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Piney Ridge Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Klee Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Frenchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Conowingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Port Deposit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Sams Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Mount Airy Village West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Hess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Pleasant Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Joppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Amoss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Benson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Fallston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Putnam Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Wimbledon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Joppatowne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Ellicott City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Marydell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Saint Johns Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marriottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Village of Dorseys Search
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Edesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Betterton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Worton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lynch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Still Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- High Point Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Blackburn Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Brighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Burtonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Brookeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Camelback Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Cloverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- South Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- West Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Beltsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Wiley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Fawn Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Draco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Orwig
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Railroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tolna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Shrewsbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blackrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Delta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Colony, see our County-by-County Page for The Colony.
Cemeteries Near The Colony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Colony.
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 The Colony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Honeysuckle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moreland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christopher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Baltimore.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80992 <2>
- Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- B'nai Israel Congregation Cemetery
- Bnai Israel Cemetery
- Mishkon Israel Congregation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80791 <2>
- Burgan Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 The Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Colony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
- Ruxton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Sheppard ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sheppard is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Towson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eudowood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eudowood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudowood
- Lutherville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Timonium
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Hollins ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Woodbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodbrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbrook
- Brooklandville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Homeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Govanstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Govanstown is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govanstown
- Cowpen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Colony. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Colony.
Newspapers Published in The Colony ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Colony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Colony, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Colony.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 The Colony:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's 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 The Colony, 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 from Point A (ie- The Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |