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 Mountain Lake Park (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 Mountain Lake Park. 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 Mountain Lake Park ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mountain Lake Park: Mtn. Lk. Park
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mountain Lake Park 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 Mountain Lake Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mountain Lake Park:
- Garrett County (The home county of Mountain Lake Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake Park, with the one closest to Mountain Lake Park listed first.
- Loch Lynn Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Hutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Fort Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Schell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kitzmiller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McHenry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake Park, with the one closest to Mountain Lake Park listed first.
- Luke
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Klondike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ocean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Midlothian
(27 miles [43.5 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 Mountain Lake Park, with the one closest to Mountain Lake Park listed first.
- Markleysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elliottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake Park, with the one closest to Mountain Lake Park listed first.
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ursina
(23 miles [37 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
- Listonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Confluence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Salisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Draketown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Boynton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Barbour County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake Park, with the one closest to Mountain Lake Park listed first.
- Kasson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake Park, with the one closest to Mountain Lake Park listed first.
- Bayard
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Greenland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Medley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Hopeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hampshire County (WV)
- Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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 Mountain Lake Park, with the one closest to Mountain Lake Park listed first.
- Schell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Sulphur City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Hartmansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Windom ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- New Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Keyser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Headsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake Park, with the one closest to Mountain Lake Park listed first.
- Terra Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Horse Shoe Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Salt Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Orr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Sell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sell is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Albright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Rowlesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Heathers Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Randolph County (WV)
- Dryfork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor County (WV)
- Thornton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Tucker County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake Park, with the one closest to Mountain Lake Park listed first.
- Pierce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coketon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Canaan Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hambleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Parsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Gladwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Porterwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Pleasant Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mountain Lake Park, see our County-by-County Page for Mountain Lake Park.
Cemeteries Near Mountain Lake Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain Lake Park.
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 Mountain Lake Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mountain Lake Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mountain Lake Park, with the one closest to Mountain Lake Park listed first.
- Wonderly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mayle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deer Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferndale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Gortner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Beckman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mountain Lake Park had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mountain Lake Park had a population of 2,065 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mountain Lake Park, with the one closest to Mountain Lake Park listed first.
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skipnish ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Skipnish is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipnish
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Kearney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Hutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Fort Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Gorman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Gormania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gormania is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormania
- Schell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Bayard
(9 miles [14.5 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mountain Lake Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Lake Park.
Newspapers Published in Mountain Lake Park ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Lake Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain Lake Park, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain Lake Park.
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 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 Mountain Lake Park:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Lake Park) 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 Mountain Lake Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |