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 Hoyes Run (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 Hoyes Run. 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.
Name Variations for Hoyes Run ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Hoyes Run, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hoyes Run may originally have been Hoye's Run.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hoyes Run might be written as Hoye Run.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Hoyes Run is located in Garrett 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 Garrett County: Allegany, Fayette (PA), Somerset (PA), Grant (WV), Mineral (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Hoyes Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoyes Run:
- Garrett County (The home county of Hoyes Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyes Run, with the one closest to Hoyes Run listed first.
- McHenry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Accident
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Swanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bittinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Kitzmiller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyes Run, with the one closest to Hoyes Run listed first.
- Luke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gilmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Klondike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Midlothian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Ocean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Borden Shaft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyes Run, with the one closest to Hoyes Run listed first.
- Markleysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Ohiopyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Haydentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Hopwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Morris Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morris Crossroads is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Crossroads
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Uniontown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Uniontown
- Leith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leith is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
- Lemont Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyes Run, with the one closest to Hoyes Run listed first.
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ursina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Listonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Draketown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- West Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Salisbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Markleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boynton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Casselman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Summit Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Meyersdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyes Run, with the one closest to Hoyes Run listed first.
- Bayard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Greenland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Medley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyes Run, with the one closest to Hoyes Run listed first.
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Schell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Elk Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Windom ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Sulphur City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Piedmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Keyser
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyes Run, with the one closest to Hoyes Run listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Canyon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Morgantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Baker Ridge is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ridge
- Westover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyes Run, with the one closest to Hoyes Run listed first.
- Orr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Terra Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Hazelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Glade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Albright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Brandonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Little Sandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Bruceton Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Heathers Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tucker County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoyes Run, with the one closest to Hoyes Run listed first.
- Pierce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Thomas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coketon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Davis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoyes Run, see our County-by-County Page for Hoyes Run.
Cemeteries Near Hoyes Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoyes Run.
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 Hoyes Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoyes Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoyes Run, with the one closest to Hoyes Run listed first.
- Tatlor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sang Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
- The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Ford Cemetery
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoyes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ferndale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferndale Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Oakland.
- The Ferndale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferndale Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80959 <4>
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glendale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sisler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deer Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Rhodes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Savage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Friendsville.
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blooming Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80787 <4>
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.<5>
While we didn't find Hoyes Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoyes Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoyes Run, with the one closest to Hoyes Run listed first.
- McHenry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoyes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoyes is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyes
- Cranesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Dority
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dority is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Skipnish is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Terra Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cuzzart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cuzzart is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzart
- Lenox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoyes Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoyes Run.
Newspapers Published in Hoyes Run ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoyes Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoyes Run, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoyes Run.
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 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 Hoyes Run:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Grant County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Tucker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hoyes Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hoyes Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |