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 McComas Beach (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 McComas Beach. 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 McComas Beach ...
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 McComas Beach: McComas Bch.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
McComas Beach is located in Garrett 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 Garrett County: Allegany, Fayette (PA), Somerset (PA), Grant (WV), Mineral (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near McComas Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McComas Beach:
- Garrett County (The home county of McComas Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from McComas Beach, with the one closest to McComas Beach listed first.
- McHenry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lake Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Loch Lynn Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Accident
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bittinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kitzmiller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from McComas Beach, with the one closest to McComas Beach listed first.
- Luke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gilmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Klondike
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ocean
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Borden Shaft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Midlothian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McComas Beach, with the one closest to McComas Beach listed first.
- Markleysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Ohiopyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haydentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haydentown is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydentown
- Hutchinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McComas Beach, with the one closest to McComas Beach listed first.
- Addison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Listonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Ursina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Confluence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Salisbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Draketown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Boynton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Markleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Summit Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Casselman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Meyersdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McComas Beach, with the one closest to McComas Beach listed first.
- Bayard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Greenland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Medley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Hampshire County (WV)
- Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McComas Beach, with the one closest to McComas Beach listed first.
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Schell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Windom ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Elk Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Sulphur City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Piedmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- New Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keyser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Short Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McComas Beach, with the one closest to McComas Beach listed first.
- Cheat Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Brookhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Canyon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McComas Beach, with the one closest to McComas Beach listed first.
- Orr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Terra Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Hazelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Salt Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Albright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Little Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Kingwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brandonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McComas Beach, with the one closest to McComas Beach listed first.
- Pierce
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Thomas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coketon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McComas Beach, see our County-by-County Page for McComas Beach.
Cemeteries Near McComas Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McComas Beach.
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 McComas Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McComas Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McComas Beach, with the one closest to McComas Beach listed first.
- Tatlor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ferndale Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ferndale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferndale Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Oakland.
- The Ferndale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferndale Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80959 <3>
- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sang Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford UMC Cemetery
- The Lake Ford UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lake Ford Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beckman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Glade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Hoyes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 McComas Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McComas Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McComas Beach, with the one closest to McComas Beach listed first.
- McHenry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Hoyes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoyes is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyes
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skipnish is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Terra Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dority
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dority is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dority
- Bittinger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McComas Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around McComas Beach.
Newspapers Published in McComas Beach ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around McComas Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McComas Beach, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McComas Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 McComas Beach:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Preston County
- Tucker 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 '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- McComas Beach) 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 McComas Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |