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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 Grays Level (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 Grays Level. 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 Grays Level ...

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.

While the name of this community is Grays Level, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Grays Level may originally have been Gray's Level.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Grays Level might be written as Gray Level.

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.

Grays Level is located in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Grays Level. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grays Level:

  • Baltimore County     (The home county of Grays Level)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.
    • Frederick Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
    • Catonsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hollofield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
    • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Arbutus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Daniels ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Former names for Daniels:
      • Alberton
      • Elsyville
    • Halethorpe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Milford Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Windsor Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
    • Franklintown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
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    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
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    • Carriage Hill Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
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    • Granite
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Granite is located in Baltimore County
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  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.
    • Dorsey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Patapsco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
    • Jessup
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pumphrey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
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    • Harmans
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
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    • Linthicum Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Linthicum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
    • Brooklyn Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ferndale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Severn Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
    • Severn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Annapolis Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.
    • Beechfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
    • Oaklee Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Violetville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Violetville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
    • Carroll
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Edmondson Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Gwynn Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Woodberry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
    • Baltimore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Old Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Hampden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklyn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Charles Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.
    • Henryton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Henryton is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
    • Freedom Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Sykesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eldersburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaither
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Gaither is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
    • Piney Ridge Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
    • Lakeview Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Morgan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Morgan is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Finksburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodbine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Berrywood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
    • Klee Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
    • Eastview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastview is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.
    • Mount Airy Village West
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sams Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
    • Smith Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Smith Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
    • Oak Orchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
    • Unionville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Unionville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Bartholows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bartholows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
    • New London
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • New London is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • Green Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Green Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Monrovia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • New Market
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Libertytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Libertytown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
    • Ijamsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Urbana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Harford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.
    • Hess
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hess is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
    • Joppa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Upper Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
    • Fallston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Joppatowne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Joppatowne is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
    • Lynchs Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
    • Mountain
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Wimbledon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wimbledon is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
    • Amoss
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Amoss is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
    • Benson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Edgewater Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
    • Putnam Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Putnam Village is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.
    • Ellicott City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Linwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ilchester
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ilchester is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
    • Saint Johns Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
    • Marydell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marydell is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
    • Columbia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Village of Dorseys Search
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Lawyers Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
    • Font Hill Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
    • Elkridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aladdin Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
    • Guilford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Guilford is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Kent County
    • Rock Hall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.
    • Blackburn Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Brinklow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
    • Burtonsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brighton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Ashton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spencerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
    • Cloverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
    • Fairland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Sandy Spring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Unity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Unity is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Bonifant Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
    • Camelback Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.
    • Laurel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
    • West Laurel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
    • South Laurel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
    • Beltsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Boxwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
    • Berwyn Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Berwyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Glenn Dale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Goddard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Goddard is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
    • Greenbelt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <2>
    • Collington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Collington is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
    • Adelphi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • College Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.
    • Riverwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Cherrydale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Colonial Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.
    • Langley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • McLean
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Salona Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grays Level, see our County-by-County Page for Grays Level.

Cemeteries Near Grays Level ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grays Level.

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 Grays Level - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grays Level covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.

  • Cavey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls RC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Good Shepherd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gary Memorial UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Western Star Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (459 more) ...

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.<5>

While we didn't find Grays Level in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grays Level.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Grays Level, with the one closest to Grays Level listed first.

  • Oella
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oella is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oella
  • Ellicott City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ilchester
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ilchester is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
  • Catonsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Columbia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomsbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bloomsbury is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsbury
  • Paradise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Paradise is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Hollofield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
  • Oakland Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
  • Arbutus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beechfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
  • Dorseys Run ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorseys Run is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseys Run
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    • Pine Orchard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pine Orchard is located in Howard County
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    • Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grays Level. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grays Level.

Newspapers Published in Grays Level ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grays Level.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grays Level, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grays Level.

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 helpful 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 Grays Level:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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>The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
<5>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 Grays Level, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grays Level) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.