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 Harmony (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 Harmony. 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.
Harmony is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Washington, Adams (PA), Franklin (PA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Harmony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmony:
- Frederick County (The home county of Harmony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Myersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Frostown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Pleasant Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Charlesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Mountaindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Braddock Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Braddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Braddock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Clover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Woodlawn Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Bruceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- McKinstrys Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Union Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Bark Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Mount Airy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Fairground Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Harney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Long Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Hyattstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Dickerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Browningsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Barnesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Beallsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Clarksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blocktown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Burdette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Boyds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Zittlestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Mount Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Boonsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- San Mar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Rohrersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Eakles Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Pondsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Mount Aetna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Gapland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keedysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Breathedsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Zora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Jacks Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Carroll Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Greenmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Orrtanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- McKnightstown Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McKnightstown Station is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnightstown Station
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cashtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Gettysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Pen Mar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Blue Ridge Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rouzerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Beartown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Wayne Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wingerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Zullinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Nunnery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Waynecastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Milnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Clarke County (VA)
- Gaylord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Georges Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bolington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Lucketts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Morrisonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Wheatland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Purcellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Round Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lansdowne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Scrabble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Falling Waters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bedington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Baker Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Little Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hedgesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Darkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Lower Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Shepherdstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bardane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Bloomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ranson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Kabletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Middleway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Cherry Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmony, see our County-by-County Page for Harmony.
Cemeteries Near Harmony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmony.
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 Harmony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Harmony Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmony Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summers Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Myersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Middletown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grossnickles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brook Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harmony had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Ellerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ellerton is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerton
- Myersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Pleasant Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Wolfsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wolfsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville
- Braddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Braddock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Charlesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Hansonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hansonville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
- Lewistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Boonsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Broad Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run
- Feagaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Feagaville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagaville
- Harmony Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harmony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmony.
Newspapers Published in Harmony ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmony, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harmony.
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 Harmony:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Clarke County
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan 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 Harmony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harmony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |