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 Idlewood (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 Idlewood. 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.

Newspapers Published in Idlewood ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Idlewood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Idlewood, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Idlewood.

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 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 Idlewood:

• Websites specific to Maryland
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maryland State Archives

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maryland
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maryland

Cemeteries Near Idlewood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Idlewood.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Idlewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.

• St. Marys Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
• Moreland Memorial Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moreland Memorial Park
• Honeysuckle Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honeysuckle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honeysuckle Cemetery
• Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
• Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Baltimore.
  • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80992 <3>
• Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • The Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Holy Redeemer Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81203 <3>
• B'nai Israel Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
  • B'nai Israel Congregation Cemetery
  • Bnai Israel Cemetery
  • Mishkon Israel Congregation Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nai Israel Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80791 <3>
• Burgan Family Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgan Family Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131136 <3>
• Christopher Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christopher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christopher Cemetery
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
• St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219356 <3>
• Patterson Family Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Patterson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Family Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536603 <3>
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  • Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baltimore Hebrew Cemetery

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 Idlewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Idlewood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Idlewood, with the one closest to Idlewood listed first.

• Govanstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Govanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govanstown
  • Govanstown is located in Baltimore City
• Eudowood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudowood
  • Eudowood is located in Baltimore County
• Sheppard ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
  • Sheppard is located in Baltimore County
• Homeland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
• Evergreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Baltimore City
• Guilford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
• Waverly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Baltimore City
• Towson
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towson
  • Towson is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towson <6>
• Lauraville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lauraville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
  • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
• Parkville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
  • Parkville is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkville <6>
• Cowpen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowpen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
  • Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
• Woodbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbrook
  • Woodbrook is located in Baltimore County
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  • Melvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvale
    • Melvale is located in Baltimore City
  • Hampden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
    • Hampden is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <6>
  • Gardenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Idlewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Idlewood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Idlewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/