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 Gorman (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 Gorman. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Gorman is located in Garrett 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 Garrett County: Allegany, Fayette (PA), Somerset (PA), Grant (WV), Mineral (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Gorman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gorman:
- Garrett County (The home county of Gorman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
- Fort Pendleton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
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- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Schell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Red House
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Garrett County
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- Loch Lynn Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Kitzmiller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Swanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
- Luke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Klondike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Rawlings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Barbour County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
- Kasson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
- Bayard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Greenland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Medley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Hopeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pansy is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Dorcas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Hampshire County (WV)
- Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
- Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durgon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Fort Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
- Schell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Hartmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Elk Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Windom ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- New Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keyser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Headsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Pendleton County (WV)
- Ketterman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Sell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sell is located in Preston County (WV)
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- Salt Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Terra Alta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowlesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Macomber
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Macomber is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Albright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Orr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Kingwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Randolph County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
- Dryfork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Harperton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Tucker County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
- Pierce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Coketon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Hambleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Gladwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Parsons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Pleasant Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gorman, see our County-by-County Page for Gorman.
Cemeteries Near Gorman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gorman.
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 Gorman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gorman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bayard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chisholm - Nydegger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moreland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey - Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beckman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wonderly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Gortner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gorman had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gorman, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.
- Gormania
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gormania is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormania
- Bayard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Fort Pendleton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Kearney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Mount Storm
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Mountain Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Wilsonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bismarck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bismarck is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gorman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gorman.
Newspapers Published in Gorman ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gorman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gorman, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gorman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gorman:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Tucker 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> | 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 Gorman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Gorman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |