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 New Design Acres (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 New Design Acres. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
New Design Acres 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 New Design Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Design Acres:
- Frederick County (The home county of New Design Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Adamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manor Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Park Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Buckeystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Tuscarora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ballenger Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ballenger Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballenger Creek
- Point-of-Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Crestwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crestwood Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lander
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lander is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Ridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Woodbine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morgan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- McKinstrys Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Stone House Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Bruceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Union Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Long Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Cooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenelg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alpha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Dickerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Hyattstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Barnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Beallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Blocktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Clarksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Browningsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Poolesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boyds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rohrersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Trego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Zittlestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Antietam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Eakles Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Boonsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keedysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Zora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Gaylord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Arcadia Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Frogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Springvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Herndon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Great Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Floris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Kenmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Shouse Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Wolf Trap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Ash Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Chantilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Langley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- McLean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fauquier County (VA)
- Landmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Lucketts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Lovettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bolington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Georges Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Morrisonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wheatland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Lansdowne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Scrabble
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Baker Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Bedington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Falling Waters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Darkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Harpers Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Bloomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Shepherdstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bardane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Charles Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ranson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Jefferson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Kabletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Summit Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Design Acres, see our County-by-County Page for New Design Acres.
Cemeteries Near New Design Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Design Acres.
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 New Design Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Design Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- St. Josephs Carrollton Manor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Koontz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yingling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Point-of-Rocks.
- The St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81589 <2>
- St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hope Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Furnace Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Urbana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Jefferson Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Reformed Cemetery
- The Jefferson Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jefferson Cemetery
- Jefferson UCC Cemetery
- Jefferson UMC Cemetery
- Jefferson Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Union Cemetery
- The Jefferson Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jefferson Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 New Design Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Design Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Design Acres, with the one closest to New Design Acres listed first.
- Adamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Doubs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Doubs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubs
- Park Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Buckeystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lime Kiln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Kiln is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
- Point-of-Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Junction is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Junction
- Mount Ephraim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Thurston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thurston is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Urbana
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frederick Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lander
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lander is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Feagaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Feagaville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagaville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Design Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Design Acres.
Newspapers Published in New Design Acres ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Design Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Design Acres, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Design Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 New Design Acres:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Clarke County
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun 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 New Design Acres, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Design Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |