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 Keller (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 Keller. 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.
Keller 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 Keller. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keller:
- Frederick County (The home county of Keller)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Buckeystown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ballenger Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ballenger Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballenger Creek
- Adamstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Crestwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crestwood Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Park Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Adamstown Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Urbana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Reels Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Frederick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
- Tuscarora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Woodbine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McKinstrys Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Morgan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bruceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Union Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dennings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Keysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Long Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Cooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenelg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alpha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Sandy Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Hyattstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Dickerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Barnesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Browningsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Beallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Blocktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Burdette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poolesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rohrersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Zittlestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Sandy Hook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Eakles Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Boonsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Keedysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- San Mar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Sharpsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Zora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wingerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Arcadia Farm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Gaylord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Great Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Herndon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Floris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Kenmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Shouse Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Wolf Trap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Ash Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Tysons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Langley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Lucketts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Lovettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Georges Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Morrisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Leesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lansdowne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Purcellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Scrabble
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Baker Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Bedington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Falling Waters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Harpers Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lower Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Bloomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Shepherdstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bardane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Charles Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ranson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Jefferson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Kabletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Middleway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summit Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keller, see our County-by-County Page for Keller.
Cemeteries Near Keller ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keller.
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 Keller - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keller covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- St. Josephs Carrollton Manor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Koontz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yingling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Urbana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Point-of-Rocks.
- The St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81589 <2>
- Continue List (394 more) ...
- St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frederick Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Keller in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keller.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keller, with the one closest to Keller listed first.
- Buckeystown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lime Kiln
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
- Adamstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doubs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doubs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubs
- Park Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Feagaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Feagaville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagaville
- Frederick Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
- Urbana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reels Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Tuscarora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thurston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thurston is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Frederick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lander is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Point-of-Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 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 Keller. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keller.
Newspapers Published in Keller ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keller.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keller, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keller.
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 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 Keller:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Clarke County
- Fairfax County
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Keller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keller) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |