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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Lost Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lost Valley: Lost Vly. (or less commonly used: Lost Vally. or Lost Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lost Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lost Valley.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Valley 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 Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lost Valley:
- Frederick County (The home county of Lost Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sabillasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thurmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Rocky Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Catoctin Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Creagerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Ladiesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- New Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Mountaindale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Woodsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Charlesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Charlesville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Harney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Keysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Keymar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taneytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Bark Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Union Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Tyrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- McKinstrys Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Howard County
- Long Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Browningsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Hyattstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Hill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Greenvale Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Pondsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Leitersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Chewsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Aetna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Robinwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Mount Lena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Zora
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Greenmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Orrtanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McKnightstown Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McKnightstown Station is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnightstown Station
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cashtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Gettysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Lake Heritage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Cumberland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Lees Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Shippensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Huntsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Big Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Barnitz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Mount Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pen Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Nunnery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Waynesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Caledonia Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Altenwald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altenwald is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenwald
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Pennville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Bandanna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Blackrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Valley Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- La Bott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Brodbecks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Uniontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Falling Waters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Bedington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Swan Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Little Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Jefferson County (WV)
- Shepherdstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lost Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Lost Valley.
Cemeteries Near Lost Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lost Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Friends Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Otterbein Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dodge Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fountaindale Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fountaindale Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Elias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emmitsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Lost Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lost Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lost Valley, with the one closest to Lost Valley listed first.
- Fountain Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Jacks Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Sabillasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emmitsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Motters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Motters is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motters
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Pen Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Virginia Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Foxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foxville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Graceham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graceham is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
- Loys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loys is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loys
- Greenmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lost Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lost Valley.
Newspapers Published in Lost Valley ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lost Valley, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lost Valley.
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 Lost Valley:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson 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 Lost Valley, 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- Lost Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |