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 Dry 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 Dry 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Dry Run 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 Dry Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dry Run:
- Washington County (The home county of Dry Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clear Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Maugansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williamsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Meadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hagerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Halfway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Big Pool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Little Orleans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Pleasant Walk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Myersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sabillasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Frostown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Catoctin Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Thurmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burkittsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mountaindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Yellow Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Jacks Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Carroll Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Zora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Orrtanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trust
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cashtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Robinsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Purcell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Breezewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Everett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland County (PA)
- Shippensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Claylick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Welsh Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Mercersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milnor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Williamson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Wingerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Cove Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Markes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Markes is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Kauffman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kauffman is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Websters Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Covalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- McConnellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warfordsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Pleasant Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Sipes Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Knobsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Harrisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Emmaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Akersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Huntingdon County (PA)
- Maddensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Frederick County (VA)
- Shockeysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Little Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hedgesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bedington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Scrabble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Martinsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Arden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Darkesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gerrardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bardane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Jefferson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Bolivar
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lower Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Middleway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ranson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Charles Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Cherry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Sleepy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Holton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Berryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Stotlers Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Woodmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Orleans Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dry Run, see our County-by-County Page for Dry Run.
Cemeteries Near Dry Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dry 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 Dry Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dry Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Cushwa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Secrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Metropolitan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clear Spring.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81437 <3>
- Broadfording Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pinesburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of God Corners Cemetery
- Salem Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Dry Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dry Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dry Run, with the one closest to Dry Run listed first.
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Welsh Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Claylick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Clear Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conococheague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conococheague is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conococheague
- Broadfording
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broadfording is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording
- Cearfoss
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cearfoss is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearfoss
- Huyett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Indian Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Green Spring Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Four Locks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Maugansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Upton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Sylvan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Mercersburg
(7 miles [11.3 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 Dry Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dry Run.
Newspapers Published in Dry 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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dry Run, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dry Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dry Run:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Frederick County
- Adams County
- Bedford County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Frederick County
- 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Dry Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Dry Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |