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 Harford Downs (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 Harford Downs. 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 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.
Harford Downs is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Harford Downs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harford Downs:
- Harford County (The home county of Harford Downs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Jarrettsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Federal Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
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- Putnam Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
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- Coopstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
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- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
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- Shawsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Upper Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Hess
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hess is located in Harford County
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- Forest Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amoss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
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- Harford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Village
- Bynum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Brooklyn Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Pumphrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Linthicum Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Patapsco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Anthonyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
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- Lauraville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
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- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
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- Gardenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
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- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
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- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Charles Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Hampden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Woodberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Gwynn Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Shane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
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- Stablersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Trump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Hydes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knoebel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
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- Glencoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Long Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
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- Rockbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Roller
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Hampstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lineboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Berrywood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Finksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Sandyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Rock Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Port Deposit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Colora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Ellicott City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Linwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marriottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Saint Johns Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Alpha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
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- Font Hill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Betterton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
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- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- McSherrystown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Glen Roy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Chrome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Barnsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Colemanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Mount Nebo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Buck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Kirks Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Truce
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Conestoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Creswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- New Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Draco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Bruce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Slate Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Orwig
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harford Downs, see our County-by-County Page for Harford Downs.
Cemeteries Near Harford Downs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harford Downs.
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 Harford Downs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harford Downs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Jarrettsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moores Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Harford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Brick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Good Will Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- North Harford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Harford Downs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harford Downs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harford Downs, with the one closest to Harford Downs listed first.
- Jarrettsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Madonna
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
- Taylor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Federal Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Coopstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Chrome Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
- Bradenbaugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradenbaugh is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenbaugh
- Blackhorse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blackhorse is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Upper Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Ferncliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Shawsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harford Downs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harford Downs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Harford Downs:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- Chester 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> | 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. |
| <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 Harford Downs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |