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 Midsummer Hill (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 Midsummer Hill. 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.
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.
Midsummer Hill is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Midsummer Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Midsummer Hill:
- Harford County (The home county of Midsummer Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- Federal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coopstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Pylesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Shawsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Cambria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Forest Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Harford Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Village
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- Arundel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- Anthonyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
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- Gardenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
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- Homeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
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- Guilford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
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- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Charles Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Hampden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- Gwynn Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Monkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hydes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knoebel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Glencoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- Roller
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Rockbrook Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Lineboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Hampstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Sandyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Eastview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Conowingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Colora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Winchester Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Mason Dixon Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Perry Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- Betterton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Adams County (PA)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- Glen Roy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- McSparran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Mount Nebo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Colemanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Kirks Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Buck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Highville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Little Britain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Mechanic Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Truce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Conestoga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- Fawn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Draco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Bryansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Bruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Muddy Creek Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Castle Fin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slate Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Midsummer Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Midsummer Hill.
Cemeteries Near Midsummer Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Midsummer Hill.
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 Midsummer Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Midsummer Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- North Harford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Harford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moores Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heaps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrettsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- McKendree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Midsummer Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Midsummer Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Midsummer Hill, with the one closest to Midsummer Hill listed first.
- Federal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Chrome Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
- Harkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harkins is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins
- Jarrettsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ferncliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Minefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Bradenbaugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bradenbaugh is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenbaugh
- Madonna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madonna is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna
- Coopstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Highland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shawsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Blackhorse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackhorse is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhorse
- Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Midsummer Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midsummer Hill.
Newspapers Published in Midsummer Hill ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Midsummer Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Midsummer Hill, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Midsummer Hill.
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 Midsummer Hill:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Adams 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Midsummer Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midsummer Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |