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 Dug Hill (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 Dug Hill. 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 doctors 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.
Dug Hill is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Adams (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Dug Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dug Hill:
- Carroll County (The home county of Dug Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reeds Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
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- Lineboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
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- Roller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
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- Rockbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Young Mans Fancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Hampstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Frizzellburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- Charles Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Edmondson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Beechfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Anthonyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Carroll
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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- Gardenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Eklo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Upperco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Fowblesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Boring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Freeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Yeoho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yeoho is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoho
- Maryland Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Parkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Sams Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ladiesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Emmitsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Libertytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Rocky Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Mount Airy Village West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Shawsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Federal Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Upper Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Coopstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Amoss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Forest Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pylesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Street
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cambria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Marriottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marydell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sandy Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Ellicott City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- High Point Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Mullinix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- McSherrystown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Littlestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Kingsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Whitehall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Abbottstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- New Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Lake Heritage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- East Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Franklin County (PA)
- Blue Ridge Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Blackrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Brodbecks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Parkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Glen Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dug Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Dug Hill.
Cemeteries Near Dug Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dug Hill.
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 Dug Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dug Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- St. Bartholomews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stansbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Millers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bollinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Davids Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- St. Davids Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alesia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lazarus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Dug Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dug Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dug Hill, with the one closest to Dug Hill listed first.
- Melrose
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ebbvale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ebbvale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebbvale
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Millers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Wentz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wentz is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentz
- Bachman Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bachman Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Mills
- Greenmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Alesia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alesia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesia
- Lineboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Blackrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Snydersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Snydersburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydersburg
- Roller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Bandanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dug Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dug Hill.
Newspapers Published in Dug Hill ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dug Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dug Hill, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dug Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dug Hill:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Lancaster 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> | 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 Dug Hill, 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- Dug Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |