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 Grand Valley Acres (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 Grand Valley Acres. 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 Grand Valley Acres ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grand Valley Acres: Grand Vly. Acres (or less commonly used: Grand Vally. Acres or Grand Vlly. Acres)
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 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.
Grand Valley Acres is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Adams (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Grand Valley Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grand Valley Acres:
- Carroll County (The home county of Grand Valley Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Lineboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
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- Roller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
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- Westminster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Frizzellburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Tyrone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Young Mans Fancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Hampstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Woodberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Eklo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
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- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Fowblesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
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- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
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- Boring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
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- Freeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
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- Maryland Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
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- Glen Morris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Sams Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Ladiesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Emmitsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Rocky Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Libertytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Woodsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Daysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Shawsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Federal Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Upper Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Coopstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Marriottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- West Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Marydell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Timberleigh Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Font Hill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Mullinix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- High Point Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Littlestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McSherrystown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Kingsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- New Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brush Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Lake Heritage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- East Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Hunters Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Pen Mar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Caledonia Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Rouzerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Lancaster County (PA)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Bandanna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Blackrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Brodbecks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Valley Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Hanover Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grand Valley Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Grand Valley Acres.
Cemeteries Near Grand Valley Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grand Valley Acres.
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 Grand Valley Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grand Valley Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- St. Bartholomews Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wentz Meeting House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bixler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Davids Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morehead Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Davids Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barts - Centenary UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- St. Bartholomews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity 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.<4>
While we didn't find Grand Valley Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grand Valley Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grand Valley Acres, with the one closest to Grand Valley Acres listed first.
- Wentz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wentz is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentz
- Bandanna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Bachman Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bachman Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Mills
- Ebbvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebbvale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebbvale
- Melrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Silver Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Bixler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bixler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Cranberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- McSherry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McSherry is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherry
- Millers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grand Valley Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grand Valley Acres.
Newspapers Published in Grand Valley Acres ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Valley Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grand Valley Acres, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grand Valley Acres.
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 Grand Valley Acres:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin 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> | 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- Grand Valley Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grand Valley Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |