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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 Libertytown (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 Libertytown. 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 Libertytown ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Liberty Town.

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 southeast 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 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.

Libertytown is located in Frederick County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties 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 Libertytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Libertytown:

  • Frederick County     (The home county of Libertytown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertytown, with the one closest to Libertytown listed first.
    • Unionville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Frederick County
    • Centerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Frederick County
    • Daysville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Oak Orchard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • New London
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Deerfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Frederick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deerfield
      • From Libertytown to Deerfield
    • Glade Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Town
      • Glade Town is located in Frederick County
    • Woodsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colony Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
      • Colony Village is located in Frederick County
    • Walkersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
      • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <3>
    • Ladiesburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
      • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
    • Discovery - Spring Garden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Green Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
      • Green Village is located in Frederick County
  • Baltimore City
    • Colonial Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
  • Baltimore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertytown, with the one closest to Libertytown listed first.
    • Fowblesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodensburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Boring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
      • Boring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boring <3>
    • Glen Morris
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
      • Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
    • Glyndon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyndon
      • Glyndon is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glyndon <3>
    • Hernwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Reisterstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Upperco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upperco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperco
      • Upperco is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upperco <3>
    • Granite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Granite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Baltimore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Granite
      • From Libertytown to Granite
    • Delight
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
      • Delight is located in Baltimore County
    • Sagamore Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
      • Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Saint Georges
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Carriage Hill Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
      • Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
  • Carroll County
  • Howard County
  • Montgomery County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertytown, with the one closest to Libertytown listed first.
    • Highfield - Cascade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pondsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Zittlestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cavetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenvale Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenvale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
      • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
    • Pen Mar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Aetna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Aetna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
      • Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
    • Mount Lena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
      • Mount Lena is located in Washington County
    • San Mar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Mar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
      • San Mar is located in Washington County
    • Boonsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
      • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <3>
    • Gapland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Rohrersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrersville
      • Rohrersville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohrersville <3>
  • Adams County (PA)
  • Franklin County (PA)
  • York County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertytown, with the one closest to Libertytown listed first.
    • Bandanna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • West Manheim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pennville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in York County (PA)
    • Hanover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
      • Parkville is located in York County (PA)
    • Blackrock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brodbecks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brodbecks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
      • Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brodbecks
      • From Libertytown to Brodbecks
    • Glenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Loudoun County (VA)
  • Jefferson County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Libertytown, with the one closest to Libertytown listed first.
    • Harpers Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
      • Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Bolivar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shepherdstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Libertytown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Libertytown.

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

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

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

  • Fairmont Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John Wesley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Central Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Linganore Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linganore Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linganore Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grace Rocky Hill Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Dam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Israel Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Israel Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Israel Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

While we didn't find Libertytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Libertytown.

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

  • Linganore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linganore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linganore
    • Linganore is located in Frederick County
  • Unionville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Frederick County
  • Johnsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Johnsville is located in Frederick County
  • Daysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
  • New London
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Orchard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clemsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemsonville
    • Clemsonville is located in Frederick County
  • Deerfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Frederick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Deerfield
    • From Libertytown to Deerfield
  • McKinstrys Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
    • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <3>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ladiesburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
      • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
    • New Market
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Frederick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <3>
    • Woodville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Frederick County

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

Newspapers Published in Libertytown ...

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 Libertytown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Libertytown, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Libertytown.

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 Libertytown:

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Libertytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Libertytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4849, Longitude: -77.2433    
<7>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 Libertytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.