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 Hazen (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 Hazen. 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 hospitals 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.
Hazen is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Garrett, Washington, Bedford (PA), Fulton (PA), Somerset (PA), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Hazen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hazen:
- Allegany County (The home county of Hazen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Ellerslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Rush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Mount Savage Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flintstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Corriganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- La Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barrelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Cedar Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Mount Savage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garrett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Avilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Grantsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bittinger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Pearre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Beans Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Hyndman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rainsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Purcell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Kegg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Charlesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Robinsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Manns Choice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ott Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Dott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Warfordsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Emmaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Crystal Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Covalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sipes Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Wellersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Fairhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Callimont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Johnsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Hays Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Glade City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- New Baltimore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meyersdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Meyersdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Boynton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Frederick County (VA)
- Good
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Donaldson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Okonoko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Ritters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Higginsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Three Churches
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Wapocomo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Vance
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Slanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Romney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- North River Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Ridgeley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carpendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Wiley Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Fort Ashby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Headsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Keyser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Orleans Cross Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Hansrote
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Paw Paw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stotlers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hazen, see our County-by-County Page for Hazen.
Cemeteries Near Hazen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hazen.
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 Hazen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hazen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Zion Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Meadow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Growden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robinette Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
- The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81612 <3>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81438 <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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hazen had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hazen, with the one closest to Hazen listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Ellerslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Kreigbaum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kreigbaum is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreigbaum
- Mount Savage Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Corriganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flintstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Hyndman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Hoblitzell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hoblitzell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoblitzell
- Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williams is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hazen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hazen.
Newspapers Published in Hazen ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hazen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hazen, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hazen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hazen:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Fulton County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Hazen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hazen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |