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 Driver (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 Driver. 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 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.
Driver is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Driver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Driver:
- Howard County (The home county of Driver)
- The following are listed by their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Marriottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alpha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Sandy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Font Hill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Saint Johns Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellicott City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Dorsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Patapsco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Jessup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Annapolis Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Pumphrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Arundel Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Ferndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beechfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Edmondson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Carroll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Violetville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Oaklee Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Hampden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Guilford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Homeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Baltimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Granite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hernwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Carriage Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Hollofield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Oakwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Randallstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milford Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotts Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotts Level is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Level
- Windsor Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Mount Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Wilson is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wilson
- Delight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Henryton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Sykesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eldersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Piney Ridge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Gaither
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Lakeview Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Morgan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Klee Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Woodbine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Finksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stone House Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Smith Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bartholows
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Monrovia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Libertytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Green Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Ijamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Hess
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Shawsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Lynchs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Pleasant Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Amoss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Wimbledon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Joppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Benson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Unity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Brinklow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Brookeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Sandy Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Camelback Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Laytonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olney Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olney Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Town
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- South Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Adelphi
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Berwyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Greenbelt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- College Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glenn Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Littlestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Blackrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Brodbecks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Parkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Railroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- Langley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Driver, see our County-by-County Page for Driver.
Cemeteries Near Driver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Driver.
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 Driver - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Driver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Cemetery
- The Crestlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens
- Gary Memorial UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chevra Ahavas Chesed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tifereth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Sanctuary Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Driver in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Driver.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Driver, with the one closest to Driver listed first.
- Marriottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Henryton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Alpha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Granite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- West Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Dorseys Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorseys Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseys Run
- Hernwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Pine Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- North Branch ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Branch is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Haight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haight
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sykesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollofield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Randallstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Driver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Driver.
Newspapers Published in Driver ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Driver.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Driver, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Driver.
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 Driver:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Adams County
- York County
- Fairfax 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 Driver, 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' (or 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- Driver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |