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 Harrisville (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 Harrisville. 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 and hospitals 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.
Harrisville is located in Cecil 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 Cecil County: New Castle (DE), Harford, Kent, Chester (PA) & Lancaster (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Harrisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisville:
- Cecil County (The home county of Harrisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Colora
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sylmar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Winchester Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rowlandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Conowingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Calvert
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Theodore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Franklinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Baldwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Harewood Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Hydes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Bird River Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Chase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Germantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Conowingo Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Lapidum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Darlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Webster Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Poole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Havre de Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Scarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Betterton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Dogwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Kennedyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lynch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lambson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Massey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Brookside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Glasgow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Pencader Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- North Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Southwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- York Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- English Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Keeney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Ogletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Salem County (NJ)
- Pennsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Glen Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Chrome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Barnsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Kemblesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Jennersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Strickersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- West Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Kirks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Little Britain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- McSparran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mechanic Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Quarryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Ninepoints
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Truce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- New Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Slate Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bryansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Castle Fin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slab
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Stewartstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisville, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisville.
Cemeteries Near Harrisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisville.
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 Harrisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- New Bridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Krauss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Nottingham Meetinghouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Conowingo.
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <3>
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Perryville.
- The Asbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80720 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Harrisville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrisville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Colora
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Sylmar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Principio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Principio is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio
- Freemont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freemont is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemont
- Conowingo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rowlandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Kirks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Nottingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wrightsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsdale is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsdale
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Theodore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisville.
Newspapers Published in Harrisville ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisville, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harrisville:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- New Castle County
- Salem 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |