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 Gallions Corner (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 Gallions Corner. 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 Gallions Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Gallions Corner: Gallions Cor. (or less commonly used: Gallions Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Gallions Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Gallions Corner may originally have been Gallion's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gallions Corner might be written as Gallion Corner.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Gallions Corner 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 Gallions Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gallions Corner:
- Harford County (The home county of Gallions Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- Poole
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Dublin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Conowingo Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Scarboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Kalmia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Hopewell Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- Anthonyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Gardenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Homeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Hampden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Bradshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Hydes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Shane
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Glen Arm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- Roller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rowlandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Conowingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Liberty Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Colora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Frenchtown
(9 miles [14.5 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 Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- Betterton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Dogwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Lambson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
- Pencader Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Brookside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Windy Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- York Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Keeney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- North Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Ogletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Pike Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- Glen Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Chrome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Kemblesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Jennersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Daleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Atglen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- McSparran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Kirks Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Mechanic Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Buck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mount Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Truce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Quarryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- Slate Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Castle Fin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Susquehanna Trails
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Slab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Fawn Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Stewartstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Airville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gallions Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Gallions Corner.
Cemeteries Near Gallions Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gallions Corner.
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 Gallions Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gallions Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hosanna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Southern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dublin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trappe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Broad Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ascension Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Green Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Gallions Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gallions Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gallions Corner, with the one closest to Gallions Corner listed first.
- Castleton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Castleton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Dublin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Darlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flintville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Macton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Macton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macton
- Scarboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Allibone ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allibone is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allibone
- Kalmia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Rowlandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Conowingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gallions Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gallions Corner.
Newspapers Published in Gallions Corner ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gallions Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gallions Corner, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gallions Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Gallions Corner:
- 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
- New Castle 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 Gallions Corner, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gallions Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |