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 Glass (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 Glass. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Glass is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Washington, Adams (PA), Franklin (PA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Glass. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glass:
- Frederick County (The home county of Glass)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- New Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Creagerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Jimtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Thurmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Woodsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Catoctin Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Sabillasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Daysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Colony Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Fowblesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Upperco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Woodensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Glen Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Glyndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reisterstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Sagamore Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Saint Georges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Keysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Harney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Bruceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairground Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Union Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Tyrone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- McKinstrys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Long Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Cooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Marriottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- West Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Browningsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Mullinix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Etchison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cavetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Greenvale Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Pondsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Hill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Chewsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Aetna
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Mount Lena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Robinwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Greenmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Zora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Virginia Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Gettysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Orrtanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Littlestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Cumberland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Hunters Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Lees Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Shippensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Blue Ridge Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nunnery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mount Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Zullinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Pennville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Parkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- West Manheim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Blackrock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Valley Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Brodbecks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Spring Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Strickhousers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glass, see our County-by-County Page for Glass.
Cemeteries Near Glass ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glass.
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 Glass - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glass covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Elias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Toms Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emmitsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Elias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Monocacy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baptist Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (366 more) ...
- Graceham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haughs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion / Haughs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81059 <2>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Glass in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Glass.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glass, with the one closest to Glass listed first.
- Motters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Motters is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motters
- Keysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Emmitsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sharretts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharretts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharretts
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Loys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loys is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loys
- Bruceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Harney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Graceham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graceham is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- New Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Ladiesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Middleburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glass. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glass.
Newspapers Published in Glass ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glass.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glass, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glass.
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 Glass:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin 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 Glass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Glass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |