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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 Lake (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 Lake. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lake is located in Baltimore County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake:

  • Baltimore County     (The home county of Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Brightside ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Brightside is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
    • Riderwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
    • Towson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lutherville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mays Chapel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Dulaney Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dulaney Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Village
    • Hampton Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
    • Brooklandville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogers ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rogers is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Loch Raven Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Loch Raven Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Raven Village
    • Hampton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Lutherville - Timonium
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Arundel Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
    • Brooklyn Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Linthicum Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Linthicum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
    • Patapsco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pumphrey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
    • Ferndale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dorsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Glen Burnie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cohansey Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
    • Harmans
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
    • Danza Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Homeland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Charles Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Guilford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Hampden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodberry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
    • Waverly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Colonial Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Gwynn Oak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardenville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Lauraville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
    • Baltimore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Anthonyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Berrywood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
    • Finksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Henryton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Eldersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Freedom Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Sandyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Ridge Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
    • Sykesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Carrollton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaither
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Sams Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
    • Mount Airy Village West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Oak Orchard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Unionville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Unionville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Harford County
  • Howard County
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Rock Hall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Betterton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Coleman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Worton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • High Point Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brighton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Burtonsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackburn Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Brinklow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
    • Unity
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spencerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
    • Cloverly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
    • Fairland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Laurel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • South Laurel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
    • West Laurel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
    • Beltsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Collington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Glenn Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Goddard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Goddard is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
    • Boxwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
    • Bowie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Greenbelt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <1>
  • York County (PA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Lake.

Cemeteries Near Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake.

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 Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lake had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.

  • Brightside ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Brightside is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
  • Hollins ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hollins is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
  • Ruxton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Woodbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Woodbrook is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbrook
  • Sheppard ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sheppard is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rockland is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Mount Washington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Washington is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
  • Homeland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Govanstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Govanstown is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govanstown
  • Eudowood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Eudowood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudowood
  • Towson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lutherville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Brooklandville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogers ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rogers is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Melvale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Melvale is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvale

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake.

Newspapers Published in Lake ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lake:

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 Lake, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.