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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 Lafayettes Crossing (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 Lafayettes Crossing. 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 Lafayettes Crossing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Lafayettes Crossing: Lafayettes Xing.
- While the name of this community is Lafayettes Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lafayettes Crossing may originally have been Lafayette's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lafayettes Crossing might be written as Lafayette Crossing.
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 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.
Lafayettes Crossing is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Lafayettes Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lafayettes Crossing:
- Harford County (The home county of Lafayettes Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Dublin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Conowingo Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Scarboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Kalmia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Cambria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Lauraville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Anthonyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Homeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Franklinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hydes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Gorsuch Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Glen Arm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Roller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Liberty Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Colora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Port Deposit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Dixon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Betterton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Dogwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
- Pencader Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Brookside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Windy Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- North Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Southwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- York Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Keeney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Glen Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Chrome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Kemblesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Daleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Atglen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Kirks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Mechanic Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Buck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mount Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Truce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Quarryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Slate Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Castle Fin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Fawn Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Airville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lafayettes Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Lafayettes Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Lafayettes Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lafayettes Crossing.
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 Lafayettes Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lafayettes Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Hosanna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Southern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Conowingo.
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <4>
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Darlington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ascension Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trappe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Lafayettes Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lafayettes Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lafayettes Crossing, with the one closest to Lafayettes Crossing listed first.
- Castleton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Castleton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Flintville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flintville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Dublin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Oakwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Darlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Conowingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Macton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Macton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macton
- Scarboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rowlandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lafayettes Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lafayettes Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Lafayettes Crossing ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lafayettes Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lafayettes Crossing, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lafayettes Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lafayettes Crossing:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- New Castle County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York 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- Lafayettes Crossing) 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 Lafayettes Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |