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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 Ferndale (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 Ferndale. 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 hospitals and 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.

Ferndale is located in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Howard, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's & Talbot.

Below are the counties that are near Ferndale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferndale:

  • Anne Arundel County     (The home county of Ferndale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
    • Linthicum Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Linthicum
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
    • Glen Burnie
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pumphrey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
    • Cohansey Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
    • Brooklyn Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Arundel Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
    • Patapsco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
    • Danza Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
    • East Park Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • East Park Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Park Village
    • South Gate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • South Gate is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
    • Harmans
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
    • Freetown Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Curtis Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Carroll
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Violetville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Violetville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
    • Beechfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
    • Oaklee Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Baltimore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Edmondson Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Charles Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Guilford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Gwynn Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hampden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Baltimore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
    • Baltimore Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
    • Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Halethorpe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Arbutus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Dundalk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Catonsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparrows Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
    • Franklintown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
    • Frederick Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
    • Fort Howard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Point Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
    • Woodlawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Calvert County
    • Chaney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Chaney is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
    • Henryton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Henryton is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
    • Eldersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Gaither
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gaither is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
    • Sykesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Piney Ridge Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
    • 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)
    • Morgan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Morgan is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Woodbine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Klee Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
    • Eastview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastview is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
  • Harford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
    • Joppa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewater Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
    • Edgewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Joppatowne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Joppatowne is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
    • Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Pleasant Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Fallston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynchs Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
    • Van Bibber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Van Bibber is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
    • Wimbledon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wimbledon is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
    • Hess
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hess is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
    • Amoss
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Amoss is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
    • Benson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
    • Elkridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawyers Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
    • Aladdin Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
    • Woodland Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Ilchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ilchester is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
    • Glenshire Towne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
    • Ellicott City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Guilford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Guilford is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Oak View Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Oak View Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
    • Savage
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Linwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Johns Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
    • Columbia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
    • Rock Hall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Edesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Edesville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
    • Cliffs City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
    • Old Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Old Town is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Pomona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pomona is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Worton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chestertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
    • Blackburn Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Burtonsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Spencerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
    • Cloverly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
    • Hillandale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Ashton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bonifant Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
    • Brighton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brinklow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
    • Colesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Old Salem Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Old Salem Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Village
    • Paint Branch Farms
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
    • Laurel
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
    • West Laurel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
    • Bowie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Collington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Collington is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
    • Glenn Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pin Oak Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Beltsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boxwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
    • Goddard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Goddard is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
    • Greenbelt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <1>
    • Berwyn Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Lanham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferndale, with the one closest to Ferndale listed first.
    • Bay City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Stevensville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheslou Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Mattapex
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
    • 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
    • Grasonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
    • Queenstown
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Guys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
  • Talbot County

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

Cemeteries Near Ferndale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferndale.

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 Ferndale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Ferndale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ferndale.

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

  • Cromwell ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cromwell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
  • Wellham Crossroads ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wellham Crossroads is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellham Crossroads
  • Glen Burnie
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Linthicum
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
  • Shipley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shipley is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
  • Pumphrey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
  • Harmans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
  • Marley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marley is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
  • Patapsco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
  • Severn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Halethorpe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Curtis Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Clifford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Clifford is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Winans ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Winans is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winans
    • Saint Denis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Denis is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Denis

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

Newspapers Published in Ferndale ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferndale.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ferndale:

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 Ferndale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ferndale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.