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 Motters (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 Motters. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Motters is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Washington, Adams (PA), Franklin (PA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Motters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Motters:
- Frederick County (The home county of Motters)
- The following are listed by their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thurmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- New Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Ladiesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Catoctin Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Sabillasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Daysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Fowblesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Upperco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Woodensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Glen Morris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Reisterstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glyndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Saint Georges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Keysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Bruceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Fairground Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Union Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Tyrone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- McKinstrys Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Long Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Cooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Browningsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Hyattstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mullinix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Etchison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Barnesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Dickerson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cavetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Pondsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Greenvale Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Hill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Chewsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Aetna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Mount Lena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Robinwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Bridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Zora
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Jacks Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Orrtanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Lake Heritage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- McKnightstown Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McKnightstown Station is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnightstown Station
- Seven Stars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Bonneauville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Cumberland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Lees Cross Roads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Shippensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Huntsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Pen Mar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Caledonia Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Waynecastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Pennville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Parkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- West Manheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Blackrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Valley Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Brodbecks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Spring Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Strickhousers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Scrabble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Falling Waters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- Shepherdstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Motters, see our County-by-County Page for Motters.
Cemeteries Near Motters ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Motters.
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 Motters - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Motters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Elder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toms Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graceham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monocacy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emmitsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Elias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wellers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wellers Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Thurmont.
- The Wellers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wellers United Brethren Church Cemetery
- Wellers UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81757 <2>
- Union 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Motters had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Motters, with the one closest to Motters listed first.
- Loys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loys is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loys
- Rocky Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emmitsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graceham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graceham is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
- Keysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Creagerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- New Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Ladiesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Bruceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Sharretts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharretts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharretts
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fairplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Catoctin Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Middleburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Motters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Motters.
Newspapers Published in Motters ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Motters.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Motters, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Motters.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Motters:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson 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 Motters, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Motters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |