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 Lost Eden (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 Lost Eden. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lost Eden is located in Frederick County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Frederick County: Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Washington, Adams (PA), Franklin (PA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Lost Eden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lost Eden:
- Frederick County (The home county of Lost Eden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Mountaindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Catoctin Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Charlesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Yellow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Myersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Frostown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Braddock Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Antietam Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antietam Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Bruceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- McKinstrys Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Union Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Bark Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Fairground Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Harney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Long Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Hyattstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Browningsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Dickerson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barnesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beallsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blocktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Mullinix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Boyds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Pondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Zittlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Mount Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- San Mar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Mount Aetna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Boonsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cavetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Greenvale Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Smithsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chewsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Eakles Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Breathedsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Breathedsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breathedsville
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Zora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Greenmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Orrtanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McKnightstown Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McKnightstown Station is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnightstown Station
- Kingsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Seven Stars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cashtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Rouzerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wingerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Zullinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Nunnery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Waynecastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Georges Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Lucketts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Morrisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Wheatland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Purcellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lansdowne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Scrabble
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Bedington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Falling Waters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Little Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hedgesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Darkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bardane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Bloomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ranson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Kabletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Middleway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Cherry Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lost Eden, see our County-by-County Page for Lost Eden.
Cemeteries Near Lost Eden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost Eden.
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 Lost Eden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lost Eden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grossnickles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harmony Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountaindale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summers Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Myersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Myersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brook Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brandenburg Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Lost Eden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lost Eden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lost Eden, with the one closest to Lost Eden listed first.
- Ellerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ellerton is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerton
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Myersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Charlesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Lewistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lewistown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Catoctin Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Wolfsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsville
- Pleasant Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hansonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hansonville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Foxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Foxville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Braddock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Braddock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lost Eden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lost Eden.
Newspapers Published in Lost Eden ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Eden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lost Eden, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lost Eden.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lost Eden:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Lost Eden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lost Eden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |