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 Heritage (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 Heritage. 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 Heritage 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 Heritage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harford Heritage:
- Harford County (The home county of Harford Heritage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Federal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coopstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Putnam Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Shawsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Street
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hess
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Pylesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Amoss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Arundel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Linthicum Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Patapsco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Anthonyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Homeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Lauraville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Gardenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Guilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Hampden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Woodberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Gwynn Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Shane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Gorsuch Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Trump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Monkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knoebel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Parkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hydes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glencoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- 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
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- 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
- Finksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Sandyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Eastview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Port Deposit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colora
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Winchester Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Mason Dixon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- 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
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Marriottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellicott City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Betterton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 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 Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage 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 Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Glen Roy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- McSparran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Colemanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Mount Nebo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Buck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Kirks Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Truce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Conestoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Highville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Mechanic Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Draco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Bryansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Muddy Creek Forks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Castle Fin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Orwig
(12 miles [19.3 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 Heritage, see our County-by-County Page for Harford Heritage.
Cemeteries Near Harford Heritage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harford Heritage.
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 Heritage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harford Heritage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Moores Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Harford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jarrettsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Harford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Brick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview 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 Harford Heritage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harford Heritage.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harford Heritage, with the one closest to Harford Heritage listed first.
- Federal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Madonna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
- Chrome Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
- Bradenbaugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradenbaugh is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenbaugh
- Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Coopstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Taylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Ferncliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Harkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harkins is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins
- Shawsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blackhorse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blackhorse is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Forest Hill
(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 Harford Heritage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harford Heritage.
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 Harford Heritage:
- 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 Heritage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |