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 Indian Meadows (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 Indian Meadows. 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 Indian Meadows ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Indian Meadows: Indian Mdws.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Meadows. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Meadows.
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 hospitals and 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.
Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Indian Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Meadows:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Indian Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
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- Trump
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
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- Shane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
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- Stablersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
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- Maryland Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Parkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Freeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Monkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eklo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Homeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
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- Anthonyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
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- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lauraville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
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- Gardenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
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- Guilford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
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- Hampden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Woodberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- Charles Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Gwynn Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Baltimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edmondson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
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- Roller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Finksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Eastview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Colora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Mason Dixon Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Shawsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
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- Jarrettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pylesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Street
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Coopstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
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- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Putnam Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Marriottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Abbottstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- East Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littlestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Brush Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Whitehall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Newchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Bonneauville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Glen Roy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Colemanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Mount Nebo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Furniss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Creswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- McSparran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Washington Borough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Buck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Conestoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Letort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County (PA)
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- Rockhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Central Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Wiley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Draco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- New Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orwig
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Tolna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Fawn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stewartstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rinely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rinely is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
- Railroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hametown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hametown is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hametown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Indian Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Meadows.
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 Indian Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centre Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heaps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wiseburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Fawn Grove Friends
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fawn AME Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Indian Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Indian Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Meadows, with the one closest to Indian Meadows listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Trump
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Shane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Norrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Norrisville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Stablersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Shawsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Bradenbaugh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradenbaugh is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenbaugh
- Zeigler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zeigler is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Reimold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reimold is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reimold
- New Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Draco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Maryland Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bentley Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bentley Springs is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Springs
- Walker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Indian Meadows ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Meadows, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Meadows.
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 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 Indian Meadows:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams 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> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Indian Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |