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 Elkhorn (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 Elkhorn. 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 Elkhorn ...
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.
Another variation: Elk Horn.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elkhorn. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elkhorn.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elkhorn:
- Howard County (The home county of Elkhorn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Glenshire Towne
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Simpsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Aladdin Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Village of Dorseys Search
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hammond Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Jessup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Annapolis Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Harmans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Patapsco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Geraghty Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Meade Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Pioneer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Severn Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Severn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Beechfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Oaklee Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Carroll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Violetville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Edmondson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Gwynn Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Baltimore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Frederick Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Arbutus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Hollofield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Halethorpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Granite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Windsor Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Franklintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Baltimore Highlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Henryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Gaither
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Sykesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Eldersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Piney Ridge Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Watersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Klee Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Nottingham Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Bartholows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Monrovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Green Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ijamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Hess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Joppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Blackburn Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brinklow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Cloverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Fairland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Sandy Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bonifant Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
- Colesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- South Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Glenn Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Greenbelt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- College Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adelphi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- Bay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Arlandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Cherrydale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Arlington Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Brandon Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Langley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Salona Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- McLean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Great Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Seven Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Baileys Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Loring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Jefferson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Kenmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Falls Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Loudoun County (VA)
- Sugarland Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elkhorn, see our County-by-County Page for Elkhorn.
Cemeteries Near Elkhorn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elkhorn.
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 Elkhorn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elkhorn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Alberta Gary Memorial UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- First Baptist Church of Guilford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dorsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warfield Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warfield Family Cemetery is located
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Savage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (493 more) ...
- Blackstone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadowridge Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Ridge Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Elkhorn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elkhorn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elkhorn, with the one closest to Elkhorn listed first.
- Guilford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oakland Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Simpsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jessup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Annapolis Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Ilchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Ellicott City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Pine Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 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 Elkhorn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elkhorn.
Newspapers Published in Elkhorn ...
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 Elkhorn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elkhorn, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elkhorn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Elkhorn:
- 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
- Queen Anne's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun 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 Elkhorn, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elkhorn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |