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 Deer Park (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 Deer Park. 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 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.
Deer Park is located in Garrett 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 Garrett County: Allegany, Fayette (PA), Somerset (PA), Grant (WV), Mineral (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Deer Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deer Park:
- Garrett County (The home county of Deer Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Altamont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Loch Lynn Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Swanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Kitzmiller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- McHenry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Red House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bittinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Luke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Klondike
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ocean
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Rawlings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Midlothian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Markleysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Addison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Listonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Ursina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- West Salisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Confluence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Draketown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Summit Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Markleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Bayard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Greenland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Medley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Lahmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Romney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Schell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Hartmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Windom ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Piedmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keyser
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Headsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Short Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Terra Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Orr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Horse Shoe Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Salt Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Lenox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Sell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sell is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Albright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Glade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Heathers Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tucker County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Pierce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Davis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Canaan Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Hambleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Parsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deer Park, see our County-by-County Page for Deer Park.
Cemeteries Near Deer Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Park.
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 Deer Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deer Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Deer Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mayle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beckman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wonderly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferndale Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Oakland.
- The Ferndale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferndale Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80959 <3>
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Paughs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Deer Park had a population of 179 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Deer Park had a population of 367 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deer Park, with the one closest to Deer Park listed first.
- Altamont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Mountain Lake Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Kearney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Swanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Skipnish is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Gorman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Chaffee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chaffee is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Fort Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deer Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deer Park.
Newspapers Published in Deer Park ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deer Park, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deer Park.
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 Deer Park:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Preston County
- Tucker 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 '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- Deer Park) 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 Deer Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |