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 Franklins Chance (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 Franklins Chance. 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 Franklins Chance ...
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 Franklins Chance, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Franklins Chance may originally have been Franklin's Chance.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Franklins Chance might be written as Franklin Chance.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Franklins Chance 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 Franklins Chance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franklins Chance:
- Harford County (The home county of Franklins Chance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Upper Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
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- Putnam Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Hess
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coopstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Amoss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wimbledon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Harford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Village
- Forest Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Benson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Arundel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Linthicum Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Patapsco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Ferndale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Glen Burnie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Cohansey Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Green Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Lauraville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
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- Anthonyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Homeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Guilford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Hampden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hydes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knoebel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Long Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Arm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Kingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
- Monkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phoenix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Bosley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bosley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosley
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Rockbrook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Hampstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Lineboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Finksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Reeds Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Sandyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Lakeview Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Conowingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Port Deposit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Frenchtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Ellicott City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Linwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Marriottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Alpha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Betterton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Glen Roy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Barnsley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mount Nebo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Kirks Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Colemanville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Buck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mechanic Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Truce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Draco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Bryansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slate Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Orwig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Bruce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franklins Chance, see our County-by-County Page for Franklins Chance.
Cemeteries Near Franklins Chance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklins Chance.
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 Franklins Chance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklins Chance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Brick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Good Will Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fallston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrettsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Franklins Chance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Franklins Chance.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklins Chance, with the one closest to Franklins Chance listed first.
- Upper Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Taylor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Coopstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Jarrettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Air
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
- Knoebel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Hydes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wimbledon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fallston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madonna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
- Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklins Chance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklins Chance.
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 helpful 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 Franklins Chance:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Franklins Chance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |