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 Hampshire (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 Hampshire. 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 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.
Hampshire 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 Hampshire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hampshire:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Hampshire)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Knoebel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
- Hydes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
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- Phoenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
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- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bosley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bosley is located in Baltimore County
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- Sherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood is located in Baltimore County
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- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Baltimore County
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- Hunt Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cockeysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Arundel Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Linthicum Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Patapsco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Ferndale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glen Burnie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Cohansey Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Harmans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Dorsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Homeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
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- Lauraville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
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- Anthonyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
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- Gardenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
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- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
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- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Charles Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Hampden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Gwynn Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Rockbrook Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Berrywood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Finksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
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- Young Mans Fancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Sandyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Lineboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Lakeview Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Conowingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rowlandsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Port Deposit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
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- Perry Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
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- Liberty Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
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- Rock Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
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- Perryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County
- Sams Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Hess
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Putnam Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Amoss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
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- Fallston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
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- Jarrettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Pleasant Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
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- Shawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Coopstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
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- Benson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
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- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Ellicott City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marriottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Saint Johns Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Alpha
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
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- Font Hill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
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- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Betterton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Worton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Rock Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Colemanville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Kirks Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Mount Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Little Britain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Highville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Buck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Truce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Wiley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Fawn Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Draco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Stewartstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orwig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Tolna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Shrewsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hampshire, see our County-by-County Page for Hampshire.
Cemeteries Near Hampshire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hampshire.
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 Hampshire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hampshire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Upper Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Good Will Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fallston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Brick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graham Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jarrettsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hampshire in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hampshire.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hampshire, with the one closest to Hampshire listed first.
- Sunnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sweet Air
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
- Knoebel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
- Long Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Hydes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Sherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bosley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bosley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gittings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gittings is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gittings
- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hampshire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hampshire.
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 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 Hampshire:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Hampshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |