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 Highlands of Monroe (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 Highlands of Monroe. 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 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.
Highlands of Monroe 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 Highlands of Monroe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highlands of Monroe:
- Frederick County (The home county of Highlands of Monroe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Pleasant Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
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- Myersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountaindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Frostown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Catoctin Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Charlesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Thurmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Bruceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Union Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- McKinstrys Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Fairground Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Taneytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Marston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Long Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Hyattstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Browningsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Dickerson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Barnesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Clarksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beallsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Blocktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Boyds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Mount Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Mount Aetna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Pondsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Zittlestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- San Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Boonsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Smithsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenvale Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Chewsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Robinwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Breathedsville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Zora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Greenmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Orrtanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKnightstown Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McKnightstown Station is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnightstown Station
- Cashtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gettysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Monterey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Rouzerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wingerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Zullinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Nunnery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Waynecastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Georges Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bolington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Lucketts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Morrisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wheatland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Purcellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Round Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Scrabble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Falling Waters
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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
- Bedington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Little Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Baker Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hedgesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Darkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bardane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Jefferson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Bloomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ranson
(24 miles [38.6 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Middleway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Point
(30 miles [48.3 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 Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Cherry Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Sleepy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highlands of Monroe, see our County-by-County Page for Highlands of Monroe.
Cemeteries Near Highlands of Monroe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highlands of Monroe.
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 Highlands of Monroe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highlands of Monroe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Grossnickles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summers Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wolfsville Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Walk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harmony Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- Harmony Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brandenburg Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Highlands of Monroe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highlands of Monroe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highlands of Monroe, with the one closest to Highlands of Monroe listed first.
- Wolfsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wolfsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville
- Ellerton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ellerton is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerton
- Pleasant Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Myersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Beaver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Mapleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mapleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Boonsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Lewistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lewistown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Catoctin Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Foxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foxville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Smithsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highlands of Monroe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highlands of Monroe.
Newspapers Published in Highlands of Monroe ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highlands of Monroe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highlands of Monroe, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highlands of Monroe.
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 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 Highlands of Monroe:
- 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
- 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 Highlands of Monroe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Highlands of Monroe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |