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 Run (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 Run. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Deer Run 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 Deer Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deer Run:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Deer Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run listed first.
- Mays Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Brooklandville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mays Chapel Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mays Chapel Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel Village
- Riderwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Lutherville - Timonium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dulaney Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dulaney Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Village
- Hampton Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Cockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run listed first.
- Arundel Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Linthicum Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Patapsco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Ferndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dorsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Glen Burnie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Harmans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Danza Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run listed first.
- Homeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Gwynn Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hampden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Anthonyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run listed first.
- Berrywood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Henryton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Lakeview Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Hampstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Eastview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Eldersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Klee Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Piney Ridge Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Cecil County
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run listed first.
- Sams Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Mount Airy Village West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bartholows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Smith Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Lynchs Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Pleasant Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Wimbledon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Amoss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Benson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Shawsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Jarrettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run 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)
- Marriottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Elkridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Font Hill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run listed first.
- Edesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run listed first.
- High Point Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- 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
- Brinklow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Burtonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Mullinix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Cloverly
(28 miles [45.1 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 Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run listed first.
- Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- 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
- South Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run listed first.
- Wiley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Draco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- New Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orwig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Railroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tolna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Blackrock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Shrewsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fawn Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deer Run, see our County-by-County Page for Deer Run.
Cemeteries Near Deer Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Run.
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 Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deer Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run listed first.
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Garrison.
- The Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carroll Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208261 <3>
- Druid Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Honeysuckle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Har Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maryland National Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery is located in Baltimore.
- The Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arlington Cemetery of Chizuk Amuno
- Arlington Cemetery
- Chizuk Amuno Congregation Arlington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80714 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Moreland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Deer Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deer Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deer Run, with the one closest to Deer Run listed first.
- Brooklandville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ruxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timonium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Stevenson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Sherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Cockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 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 Deer Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deer Run.
Newspapers Published in Deer Run ...
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 Deer Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deer Run, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deer Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Run:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deer Run) 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 Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |