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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Foys Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Foys Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Foys Hill, please Contact Us.
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 Foys Hill (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 Foys Hill. 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 Foys Hill ...
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.
While the name of this community is Foys Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Foys Hill may originally have been Foy's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Foys Hill might be written as Foy Hill.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Foys Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Cecil 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 Cecil County: New Castle (DE), Harford, Kent, Chester (PA) & Lancaster (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Foys Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Foys Hill:
- Cecil County (The home county of Foys Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Belvedere
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Belvedere is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Theodore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
- Charlestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Principio Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- North East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prestige Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
- Winchester Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eder
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
- Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Port Deposit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Franklinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Bradshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Harewood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Kingsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Bird River Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Baldwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Dundee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Bowleys Quarters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Webster Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Conowingo Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Darlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Betterton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Coleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Dogwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Still Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Galena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Sassafras
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Kennedyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lambson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Lynch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Massey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Crumpton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kings Town Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Sudlersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Blackiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spruance City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Pencader Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Newark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
- Brookside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Summit Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Keeney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Kirkwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Windy Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Ogletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Raintree Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Ruthby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Pennsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Carneys Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Hancocks Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Pointers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Chrome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Barnsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Glen Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tweedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Kemblesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Strickersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Elkview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- West Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Kirks Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Summerhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Little Britain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- McSparran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mechanic Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Ninepoints
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Buck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Quarryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Truce
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Slate Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Bryansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slab
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Fawn Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Airville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bruce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Goram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Foys Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Foys Hill.
Cemeteries Near Foys Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foys Hill.
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 Foys Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Foys Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the north of Perryville.
- The Asbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80720 <5>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Erin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boulden Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Angel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Neck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
Foys Hill itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Foys Hill, with the one closest to Foys Hill listed first.
- Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Principio Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Charlestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Theodore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
- Blythedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blythedale is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Aikin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aikin is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikin
- North East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Principio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Principio is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio
- Leslie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Havre de Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Eder
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Foys Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foys Hill.
Newspapers Published in Foys Hill ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foys Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foys Hill, 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 Foys Hill.
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 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 Foys Hill:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Salem County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Foys Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foys Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |