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 Mechanic 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 Mechanic 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 Mechanic 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.
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 Mechanic Valley: Mechanic Vly. (or less commonly used: Mechanic Vally. or Mechanic Vlly.)
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 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.
Mechanic Valley 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 Mechanic Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mechanic Valley:
- Cecil County (The home county of Mechanic Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Eder
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
- Prestige Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
- Childs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Marley Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marley Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
- Bacon Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- North East
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Forest View Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest View Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Village
- Elkton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Ball Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Andora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andora is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Charlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Franklinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Bradshaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Harewood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Kingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Bird River Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Conowingo Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Webster Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Darlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hopewell Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Sassafras
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Dogwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Betterton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Lambson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Locust Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Still Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Kennedyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Massey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lynch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Crumpton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kings Town Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Blackiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spruance City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Brookside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Keeney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Salem Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Windy Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Kirkwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ogletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Raintree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Ruthby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Summit Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Pennsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Carneys Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Hancocks Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Pointers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Acton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Quinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Alloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Portertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Riddleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Chrome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Kemblesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Strickersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Barnsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Elkview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Tweedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Jennersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- West Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Avondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Boothwyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garnet Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Chester Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Village Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Summerhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Kirks Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Little Britain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- McSparran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mechanic Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Ninepoints
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Christiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Quarryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Slate Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slab
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Bryansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goram is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Bruce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mechanic Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Mechanic Valley.
Cemeteries Near Mechanic Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mechanic 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 Mechanic Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mechanic Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Boulden Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leeds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Elkton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilpin Manor Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Mechanic Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mechanic Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanic Valley, with the one closest to Mechanic Valley listed first.
- Eder
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
- Leslie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leslie is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- North East
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bacon Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Childs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Leeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Charlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Singerly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Singerly is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singerly
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Theodore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
- Foys Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Foys Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foys Hill
- Bank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mechanic Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mechanic Valley.
Newspapers Published in Mechanic 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mechanic Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mechanic Valley, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mechanic 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 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 Mechanic Valley:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Harford County
- Kent County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mechanic Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mechanic Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |