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 Greenbrier (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 Greenbrier. 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 hospitals and 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.
Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenbrier:
- Carroll County (The home county of Greenbrier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Carrollton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Hampstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Reeds Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Eastview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Finksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berrywood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Patapsco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Dorsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Brooklyn Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Arundel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Linthicum Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Jessup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Woodberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Edmondson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Guilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Carroll
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Charles Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Lauraville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Upperco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Boring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Glen Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Mount Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Glyndon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reisterstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Sagamore Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Saint Georges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Sams Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ladiesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Libertytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Mount Airy Village West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- New Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Daysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Rocky Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Shawsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Federal Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Putnam Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Coopstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Amoss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Forest Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Marriottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sandy Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Glenelg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Mullinix
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- High Point Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Browningsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brinklow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Brookeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laytonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Kingsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McSherrystown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Abbottstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Brush Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Greenmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Blackrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Brodbecks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Parkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pennville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Valley Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Railroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenbrier, see our County-by-County Page for Greenbrier.
Cemeteries Near Greenbrier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenbrier.
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 Greenbrier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenbrier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethel - Carrollton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patapsco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Charity Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandymount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (460 more) ...
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Greenbrier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenbrier.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Carrollton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Brummel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brummel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummel
- Houcksville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Houcksville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcksville
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Tannery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Sandyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Hampstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snydersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snydersburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydersburg
- Fowblesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Greenmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Fenby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fenby is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenby
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smallwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Eastview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Finksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenbrier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenbrier.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Greenbrier:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams 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 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. |
| <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 Greenbrier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |