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 Essex (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 Essex. 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 hospitals and 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.
Essex is located in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Essex. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Essex:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Essex)
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Hartland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Marine Oak Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Stemmers Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stemmers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemmers Run
- Fontana Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fontana Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Village
- Rossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rossville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Middle River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wampler Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wampler Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Village
- Kenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- North Point Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nottingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden Village Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Riviera Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Arundel Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Pine Grove Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Stoneybrook Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Linthicum Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Green Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Ferndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Burnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Anthonyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Charles Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Old Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Hampden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Henryton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Berrywood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Lakeview Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Eldersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Sykesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gaither
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Eastview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Hampstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Frenchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Deposit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Principio Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Rowlandsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Earleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- John Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Conowingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Pleasant Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Lynchs Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Van Bibber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Benson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Fallston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wimbledon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Abingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Elkridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Ilchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Ellicott City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aladdin Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Woodland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Marydell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Saint Johns Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Font Hill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Village of Dorseys Search
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Edesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Betterton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Cliffs City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Pomona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lynch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Morganec Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Still Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- High Point Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Blackburn Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Spencerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Ashton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brinklow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- South Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- West Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Collington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Bowie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- Glenn Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Beltsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Boxwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Greenbelt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Kings Town Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Bay City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Indian Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Cheslou Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kent Narrows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Queenstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Centreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bryansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Draco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Essex, see our County-by-County Page for Essex.
Cemeteries Near Essex ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Essex.
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 Essex - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Essex covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rosedale.
- The Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agudath Israel of Baltimore Cemetery
- Beth Jacob Anshe Veshear Congregation Cemetery
- Beth Jacob Congregation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1887055 <2>
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pussville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardens of Faith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Mikro Kodesh Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hebrew Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Essex in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Essex.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Essex, with the one closest to Essex listed first.
- Stemmers Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stemmers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemmers Run
- North Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
- Golden Ring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
- Middle River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rossville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Bengies
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bengies is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengies
- Orangeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Colgate Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colgate Creek is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate Creek
- Turner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Fullerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fullerton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gardenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- White Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Essex. See our List of 1890's Communities around Essex.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Essex ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Essex.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Essex. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Essex and those printed in the larger area surrounding Essex.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of Essex.
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 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 Essex:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's 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 Essex, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Essex) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |