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 Greenfield (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 Greenfield. 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 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.
Greenfield 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 Greenfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenfield:
- Carroll County (The home county of Greenfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Lineboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- 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
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairground Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Hampstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Fowblesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Boring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Woodensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Yeoho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yeoho is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoho
- Glen Morris
(18 miles [29 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 Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Sams Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Ladiesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Emmitsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- New Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Rocky Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Libertytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Woodsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Daysville
(21 miles [33.8 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 Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Shawsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Federal Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Upper Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Marriottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cooksville
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 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
- West Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Glenelg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marydell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Mullinix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Browningsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Smithsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Littlestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McSherrystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Kingsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Edgegrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Whitehall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brush Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Lake Heritage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Abbottstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Hunters Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barnitz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Pen Mar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Caledonia Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Rouzerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Mount Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Wayne Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mont Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nunnery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Waynesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Bandanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Pennville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blackrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Valley Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Brodbecks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Glen Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenfield, see our County-by-County Page for Greenfield.
Cemeteries Near Greenfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenfield.
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 Greenfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Wentz Meeting House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Bartholomews Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barts - Centenary UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bixler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Davids Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Davids Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Greenfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Silver Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Bandanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Bachman Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bachman Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Mills
- Wentz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wentz is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentz
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bixler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bixler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Ebbvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebbvale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebbvale
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Littlestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McSherry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McSherry is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherry
- Cranberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- McSherrystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenfield.
Newspapers Published in Greenfield ...
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 Greenfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenfield, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Greenfield:
- 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
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenfield) 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 Greenfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |