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 Dargan (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 Dargan. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Dargan is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegany, Frederick, Franklin (PA), Fulton (PA), Loudoun (VA), Berkeley (WV), Jefferson (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Dargan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dargan:
- Washington County (The home county of Dargan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Antietam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sandy Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Gapland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Antietam Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Sharpsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rohrersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eakles Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Keedysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boonsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zittlestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Mount Airy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Bruceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Burkittsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Rosemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Boss Arnold Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Bolivar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frostown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Lander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lander is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- Long Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Dickerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Barnesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Beallsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Edwards Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Poolesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blocktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Burdette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Browningsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Boyds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Wingerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Milnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Pen Mar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Shady Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Wayne Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynecastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Waynesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Welsh Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Zullinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Blue Ridge Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Gaylord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Arcadia Farm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Boyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fauquier County (VA)
- Kerfoot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Rest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Grimes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- White Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Welltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Albin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Shockeysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Collinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Armel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Chambersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Cross Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Georges Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bolington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Morrisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wheatland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Lucketts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Purcellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Round Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Silcott Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Scrabble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Baker Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Bedington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Waters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darkesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Inwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hedgesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Bolivar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Shepherdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bardane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Jefferson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ranson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Bloomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kabletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Summit Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Cherry Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Sleepy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Stotlers Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dargan, see our County-by-County Page for Dargan.
Cemeteries Near Dargan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dargan.
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 Dargan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dargan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Uvilla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bolivar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville Cemetery
- The Brownsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Brownsville Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville Cemetery
- The Brownsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Brownsville Cemetery
- Old Brownsville Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #689362 <2>
- Buckles - Reverend Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- First Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Dargan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dargan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dargan, with the one closest to Dargan listed first.
- Bakerton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bakerton is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Antietam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Harpers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Uvilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Uvilla is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvilla
- Weverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weverton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weverton
- Trego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Duffields
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duffields is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffields
- Halltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Halltown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burkittsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rohrersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dargan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dargan.
Newspapers Published in Dargan ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dargan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dargan, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dargan.
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 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 Dargan:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Franklin County
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan 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 Dargan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dargan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |