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 Jacobs 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 Jacobs 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 Jacobs 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Jacobs Run, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jacobs Run may originally have been Jacob's Run.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jacobs Run might be written as Jacob Run.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jacobs Run. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jacobs 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Jacobs Run 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 Jacobs Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jacobs Run:
- Frederick County (The home county of Jacobs Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bartholows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Smith Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Monrovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Oak Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Libertytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Ijamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Dorsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Jessup
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Patapsco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Harmans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Lake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beechfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Edmondson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Carroll
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Oaklee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Hampden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Homeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Granite
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hernwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Reisterstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Delight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Glen Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Glyndon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Georges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Woodensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Boring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowblesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Mount Airy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Nottingham Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Woodbine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Stone House Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Dennings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Marston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Gaither
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Bloom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Long Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Glenelg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marriottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mullinix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Browningsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Etchison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Hyattstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laytonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Unity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Prathertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
- Montgomery Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stewart Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Burdette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- West Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
- Beltsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Langley Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Adelphi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Boxwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- College Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Zittlestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rohrersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Pondsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- San Mar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Boonsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Cavetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Highfield - Cascade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Eakles Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Kingsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Greenmount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Carroll Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Lake Heritage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Edgegrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Gettysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pen Mar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Bandanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Blackrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Parkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Great Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Herndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kenmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Langley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Reston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shouse Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Lucketts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Lovettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugarland Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Lansdowne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Georges Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Morrisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Harpers Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jacobs Run, see our County-by-County Page for Jacobs Run.
Cemeteries Near Jacobs Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacobs 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 Jacobs Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jacobs Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mount Airy.
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prospect UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153993 <4>
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Market Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Jacobs Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jacobs Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jacobs Run, with the one closest to Jacobs Run listed first.
- Ridgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bartholows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Linganore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linganore is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linganore
- Monrovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kemptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kemptown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemptown
- Long Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Watersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fountain Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Poplar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Browningsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jacobs Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jacobs Run.
Newspapers Published in Jacobs 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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacobs Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacobs Run, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jacobs Run.
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 Jacobs Run:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Fairfax County
- Loudoun County
- Jefferson 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Jacobs 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 Jacobs Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |