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 Grafton Heights (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 Grafton Heights. 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 Grafton Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grafton Heights: Grafton Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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.
Grafton Heights 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 Grafton Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grafton Heights:
- Harford County (The home county of Grafton Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Churchville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Hopewell Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Harford Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harford Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Furnace
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bradford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Village
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Homestead Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Homestead Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Abingdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Arundel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riviera Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Pumphrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Anthonyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Gardenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Homeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Baltimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Woodberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Franklinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Bradshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Harewood Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Hydes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Glen Arm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Rock Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Frenchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Conowingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Principio Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Belvedere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belvedere is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Colora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Betterton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Dogwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Chestertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Tree Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Kings Town Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Crumpton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Pencader Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Summit Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 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 <1>
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Brookside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Keeney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Kirkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Vandyke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Ogletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Ruthby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Glen Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Chrome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Barnsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Kemblesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Jennersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Strickersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Daleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- West Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Kirks Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Furniss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Little Britain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Mechanic Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Buck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mount Nebo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Truce
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Quarryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Colemanville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bryansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Castle Fin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Fawn Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Slab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Stewartstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Draco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grafton Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Grafton Heights.
Cemeteries Near Grafton Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grafton Heights.
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 Grafton Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grafton Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Churchville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harford Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bel Air Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969632 <2>
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spesutie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Grafton Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grafton Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grafton Heights, with the one closest to Grafton Heights listed first.
- Calvary
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Churchville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creswell is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Carsins Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carsins Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsins Run
- Harford Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harford Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Furnace
- Thomas Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run
- Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Fountain Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Emmorton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmorton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmorton
- Abingdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belcamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Perryman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grafton Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grafton Heights.
Newspapers Published in Grafton Heights ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grafton Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grafton Heights, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grafton Heights.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Grafton Heights:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- New Castle County
- Chester County
- Lancaster 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 Grafton Heights, 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 from Point A (ie- Grafton Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |