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 Lexington 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 Lexington 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.
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 doctors 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.
Lexington Run is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Adams (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Lexington Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lexington Run:
- Carroll County (The home county of Lexington Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- Sykesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gaither
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Piney Ridge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Eldersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Henryton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stone House Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Klee Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Lakeview Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Watersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- Dorsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Jessup
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Annapolis Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Maryland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Brooklyn Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Pumphrey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Severn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- Colonial Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beechfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Edmondson Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Carroll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Woodberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Oaklee Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Hampden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Charles Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Homeland
(19 miles [30.6 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 Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- Granite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hernwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Carriage Hill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Oakwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Randallstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hollofield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Delight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Reisterstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
- Glen Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Glyndon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bartholows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Smith Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Monrovia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Libertytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Green Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- Hess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Shawsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Upper Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- Cooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marriottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Sandy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenelg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roxbury Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Timberleigh Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- Mullinix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Etchison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brookeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laytonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Browningsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Camelback Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Olney Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Olney Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Town
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- West Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Laurel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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 <1>
- South Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Adelphi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berwyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Boxwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Berwyn Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- College Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenbelt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Langley Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chillum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- Kingsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McSherrystown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Whitehall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- West Manheim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Blackrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Brodbecks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Parkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Railroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- Langley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Great Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lexington Run, see our County-by-County Page for Lexington Run.
Cemeteries Near Lexington Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lexington 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 Lexington Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lexington Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield State Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brandenburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Cemetery
- The Crestlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Lake View Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Lexington Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lexington Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lexington Run, with the one closest to Lexington Run listed first.
- Sykesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hoods Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hoods Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Mill
- Eldersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Cooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henryton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- West Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Marriottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodbine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- North Branch ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Branch is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Haight
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haight
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lexington Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lexington Run.
Newspapers Published in Lexington 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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexington Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lexington Run, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lexington 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 Lexington Run:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Adams County
- York County
- Fairfax 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> | 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 Lexington Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lexington Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |