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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 Eakles Mills (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 Eakles Mills. 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.

Name Variations for Eakles Mills ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Eakles Mill.

  • A typical abbreviation for Eakles Mills: Eakles Mls. (or less commonly used: Eakles Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Eakles Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Eakles Mills may originally have been Eakle's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Eakles Mills might be written as Eakle Mills.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Eakles Mills is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties 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 Eakles Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eakles Mills:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eakles Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Eakles Mills.

Cemeteries Near Eakles Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eakles Mills.

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 Eakles Mills - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eakles Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eakles Mills, with the one closest to Eakles Mills listed first.

  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Briar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Briar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Briar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rohersville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rohersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rohersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boonsboro Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • First Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Reformed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antietam National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mumma Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mumma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mumma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Church of God Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of God Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of God Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Manor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eakles Mills had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Eakles Mills, with the one closest to Eakles Mills listed first.

  • Keedysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keedysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keedysville
    • Keedysville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keedysville <3>
  • Trego
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trego. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
    • Trego is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Trego
    • From Eakles Mills to Trego
  • Rohrersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrersville
    • Rohrersville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohrersville <3>
  • Sharpsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Boonsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
    • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <3>
  • Antietam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bolivar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bolivar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Bolivar is located in Frederick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bolivar
    • From Eakles Mills to Bolivar
  • Breathedsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mapleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
    • Mapleville is located in Washington County
  • Fairplay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
    • Fairplay is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <3>
  • Benevola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benevola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
    • Benevola is located in Washington County
  • Bakersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
    • Bakersville is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Grimes
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
      • Grimes is located in Washington County
    • Shepherdstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Washington County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eakles Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eakles Mills.

Newspapers Published in Eakles Mills ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eakles Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eakles Mills, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<8>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eakles Mills.

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 websites either 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 Eakles Mills:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Eakles Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<8>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- Eakles Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eakles Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4681, Longitude: -77.6855