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 Five Forks (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 Five Forks. 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 Five Forks ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Forks: Five Frks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Forks.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Five Forks is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Five Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Forks:
- Harford County (The home county of Five Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Pylesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
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- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Coopstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scarboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Jarrettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Kalmia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Anthonyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
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- Lauraville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
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- Homeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
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- Gardenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Charles Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
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- Hampden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Woodberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Gwynn Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- White Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Monkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Freeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Roller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Lineboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Sandyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Colora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Frenchtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Betterton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Glen Roy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Barnsley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elkview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Atglen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Daleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Lenover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- McSparran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Mount Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Colemanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Buck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Kirks Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Truce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Conestoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Mechanic Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Freedom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Wiley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Bruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Slate Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Draco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Kyleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Five Forks.
Cemeteries Near Five Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Forks.
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 Five Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fawn Grove Friends
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heaps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Harford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Harford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Five Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Harkins
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harkins is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins
- Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pylesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graceton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graceton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- New Freedom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McDermott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McDermott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDermott
- Minefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Highland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Whiteford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cambria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Stewartstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Federal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Bryansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Chrome Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Forks.
Newspapers Published in Five Forks ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Forks, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Forks.
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 Five Forks:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Chester County
- Lancaster 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 Five Forks, 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- Five Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |