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 Kearney (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 Kearney. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Kearney 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 Kearney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kearney:
- Garrett County (The home county of Kearney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Schell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Loch Lynn Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Fort Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Kitzmiller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Luke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Klondike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ocean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Rawlings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County (PA)
- Markleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Listonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Ursina
(28 miles [45.1 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
- West Salisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Barbour County (WV)
- Kasson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Bayard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Medley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Hopeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Romney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Moorefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durgon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Fort Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Schell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Shaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Windom ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- New Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keyser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Headsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Terra Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Sell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sell is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Orr
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Rowlesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Macomber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Macomber is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Albright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Dryfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Tucker County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Pierce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Canaan Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hambleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Elk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Parsons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Porterwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Pleasant Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kearney, see our County-by-County Page for Kearney.
Cemeteries Near Kearney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kearney.
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 Kearney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kearney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harvey - Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chisholm - Nydegger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wonderly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beckman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moreland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Bayard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paughs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kearney had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kearney, with the one closest to Kearney listed first.
- Gorman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Gormania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gormania is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormania
- Schell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Fort Pendleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Bayard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Mount Storm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kearney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kearney.
Newspapers Published in Kearney ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kearney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kearney, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kearney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kearney:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Tucker 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 Kearney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Kearney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |