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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 Mason Dixon Estates (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 Mason Dixon Estates. 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 Mason Dixon Estates ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mason Dixon Estates: Mason Dixon Ests.
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 northeast 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 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.
Mason Dixon Estates 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 Mason Dixon Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mason Dixon Estates:
- Carroll County (The home county of Mason Dixon Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Estates, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Estates listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Hampstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Sandyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Westminster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Berrywood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Frizzellburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Estates, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Estates listed first.
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Homeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Gwynn Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Lauraville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Charles Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Edmondson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Anthonyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Estates, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Estates listed first.
- Eklo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Freeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Maryland Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Parkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Upperco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stablersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Gorsuch Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Estates, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Estates listed first.
- Sams Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ladiesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Emmitsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Libertytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Rocky Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Daysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Mount Airy Village West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Estates, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Estates listed first.
- Shawsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Hess
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Putnam Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Upper Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Pylesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Street
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cambria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Amoss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Estates, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Estates listed first.
- Marriottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marydell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sandy Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Estates, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Estates listed first.
- McSherrystown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Abbottstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littlestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- East Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Brush Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Bonneauville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Newchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Estates, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Estates listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Creswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Washington Borough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Marietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Colemanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Letort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Maytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Rockhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Estates, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Estates listed first.
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Brodbecks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Blackrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Glen Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- West Manheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Bandanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Hanover Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hanover Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Junction
- Hametown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hametown is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hametown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mason Dixon Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Mason Dixon Estates.
Cemeteries Near Mason Dixon Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mason Dixon Estates.
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 Mason Dixon Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mason Dixon Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mason Dixon Estates, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Estates listed first.
- Zimmermans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bollinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alesia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west of New Freedom (PA).
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Steltz Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #489292 <3>
- Lazarus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stansbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Seitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Mason Dixon Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mason Dixon Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mason Dixon Estates, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Estates listed first.
- Roller
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Alesia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alesia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesia
- Hoffmanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffmanville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmanville
- Stiltz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stiltz is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiltz
- Hokes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hokes is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
- Lineboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Brodbecks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Blackrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Millers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Eklo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mason Dixon Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mason Dixon Estates.
Newspapers Published in Mason Dixon Estates ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mason Dixon Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mason Dixon Estates, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mason Dixon Estates.
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 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 Mason Dixon Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- Lancaster County
- York 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mason Dixon Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mason Dixon Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |