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 Mason Dixon Village (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 Village. 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 Village ...
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 Mason Dixon Village: Mason Dixon Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 doctors and 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.
Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil 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 Cecil County: New Castle (DE), Harford, Kent, Chester (PA) & Lancaster (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Mason Dixon Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mason Dixon Village:
- Cecil County (The home county of Mason Dixon Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Village, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Village listed first.
- Sylmar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Colora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Winchester Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Conowingo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rowlandsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Theodore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Village, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Village listed first.
- Franklinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Baldwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Hydes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Harewood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Shane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Bird River Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Village, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Village listed first.
- Conowingo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Lapidum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Poole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Webster Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Havre de Grace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Scarboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Village, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Village listed first.
- Betterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Dogwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Still Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Galena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kennedyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lambson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Lynch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Village, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Village listed first.
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Pencader Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- York Towne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Brookside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- North Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Southwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Windy Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Glasgow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- English Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Ogletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Pike Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- Salem County (NJ)
- Pennsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Village, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Village listed first.
- Glen Roy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Chrome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Kemblesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Strickersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- West Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Village, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Village listed first.
- Summerhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Kirks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Little Britain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- McSparran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mechanic Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Ninepoints
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Buck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Quarryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Truce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- New Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mason Dixon Village, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Village listed first.
- Slate Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Bryansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slab
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Fawn Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Stewartstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mason Dixon Village, see our County-by-County Page for Mason Dixon Village.
Cemeteries Near Mason Dixon Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mason Dixon Village.
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 Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mason Dixon Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mason Dixon Village, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Village listed first.
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Krauss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nottingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Nottingham Meetinghouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Conowingo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Conowingo.
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <3>
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mason Dixon Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mason Dixon Village, with the one closest to Mason Dixon Village listed first.
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sylmar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Freemont
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Freemont is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemont
- Colora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Nottingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Glen Roy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Kirks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Calvert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Chrome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Little Britain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Wrightsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsdale is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsdale
- Rock Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mason Dixon Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mason Dixon Village.
Newspapers Published in Mason Dixon Village ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mason Dixon Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mason Dixon Village, 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 Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mason Dixon Village:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- New Castle County
- Salem County
- Chester 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mason Dixon Village) 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 Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |