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 The Fairways at Wakefield (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 The Fairways at Wakefield. 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 northeast 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 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.
The Fairways at Wakefield 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 The Fairways at Wakefield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Fairways at Wakefield:
- Carroll County (The home county of The Fairways at Wakefield)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Avondale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Medford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Medford is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Wakefield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Westminster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frizzellburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- New Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dennings
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Marston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Anne Arundel County
- Patapsco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Hampden
(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
- Woodberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Beechfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Carroll
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oaklee Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Charles Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Violetville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Fowblesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Upperco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Glen Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Glyndon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reisterstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Saint Georges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Delight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Butler is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Sams Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ladiesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Libertytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- New Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Mount Airy Village West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Woodsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Rocky Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Shawsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Federal Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marriottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Long Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- West Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Glenelg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marydell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Mullinix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Browningsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Hyattstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Laytonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Prathertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
- Brinklow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cavetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Pondsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Greenvale Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Kingsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- McSherrystown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bonneauville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Edgegrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Greenmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Lake Heritage
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Brush Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- New Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pen Mar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- West Manheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Blackrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Parkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Pennville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Brodbecks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Valley Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Fairways at Wakefield, see our County-by-County Page for The Fairways at Wakefield.
Cemeteries Near The Fairways at Wakefield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Fairways at Wakefield.
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 The Fairways at Wakefield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Fairways at Wakefield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Warehime Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Western Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Westminster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Church of the Ascension Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Benjamins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- New Windsor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elsworth Cemetery
(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.<4>
While we didn't find The Fairways at Wakefield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Fairways at Wakefield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Fairways at Wakefield, with the one closest to The Fairways at Wakefield listed first.
- Avondale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Wakefield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Medford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Medford is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Warfieldsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Warfieldsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfieldsburg
- Frizzellburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Westminster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fenby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fenby is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenby
- Shipley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shipley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Tannery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Tyrone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Marston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Dennings
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Fairways at Wakefield. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Fairways at Wakefield.
Newspapers Published in The Fairways at Wakefield ...
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 The Fairways at Wakefield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Fairways at Wakefield, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Fairways at Wakefield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to The Fairways at Wakefield:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin 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> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Fairways at Wakefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Fairways at Wakefield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |