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 Fells Point (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 Fells Point. 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 Fells Point ...

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.

• A typical abbreviation for Fells Point: Fells Pt.

• While the name of this community is Fells Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fells Point may originally have been Fell's Point.
  
  Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fells Point might be written as Fell Point.

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.

Newspapers Published in Fells Point ...

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 546 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fells Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fells Point, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fells Point.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Fells Point:

• Websites specific to Maryland
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maryland State Archives

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maryland
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maryland

Cemeteries Near Fells Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fells Point.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Green Mount Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • The Green Mount Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Greenmount Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mount Cemetery
  • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-80 <3>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81033 <4>
• Hebrew Friendship Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Friendship Cemetery
• St. Alphonsus Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery
• Westminster Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Cemetery
• St. Pauls Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
• Mt. Auburn Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery
  • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-5060 <3>
• Friends Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
• St. Paul Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
• Swartz Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swartz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swartz Cemetery
• Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
• Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
• Oheb Shalom Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oheb Shalom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oheb Shalom Cemetery
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  • St. Martha Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martha Cemetery
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
  • Har Sinai Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Har Sinai Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Fells Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fells Point.

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

• Canton
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Baltimore City
• Baltimore
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <7>
• Mount Winans
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Winans have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Winans
  • Mount Winans is located in Baltimore City
• Colgate Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colgate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate Creek
  • Colgate Creek is located in Baltimore City
• Orangeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
• Waverly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Baltimore City
• Clifford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
  • Clifford is located in Baltimore City
• Curtis Bay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
  • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
• Guilford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
• Gardenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
• Calverton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
  • Calverton is located in Baltimore City
• Claremont ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Baltimore City
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  • Evergreen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Baltimore City
  • Turner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Turner is located in Baltimore County
  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <7>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fells Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/