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 North Branch (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 North Branch. 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 North Branch ...
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 North Branch: N. Branch
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Branch.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.
North Branch is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Garrett, Washington, Bedford (PA), Fulton (PA), Somerset (PA), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near North Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Branch:
- Allegany County (The home county of North Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.
- Spring Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cedar Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cresaptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pinto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- La Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Savage Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Corriganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Oldtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frost ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frost is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Loarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loarville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
- Garrett County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.
- Avilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Grantsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bittinger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kitzmiller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.
- Pearre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Beans Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Hyndman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Purcell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Rainsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Robinsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Kegg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Charlesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Manns Choice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ott Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.
- Wellersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Wittenberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Fairhope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Callimont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Johnsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boynton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Glade City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Meyersdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Hays Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- West Meyersdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- West Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.
- Good
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Collinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Cross Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Shockeysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.
- Donaldson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Okonoko
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Ritters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Three Churches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Wapocomo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Vance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Higginsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Romney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Slanesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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 North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.
- Wiley Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Fort Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Headsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Keyser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Elk Garden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hansrote
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Doe Gully
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Berkeley Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Stotlers Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Branch, see our County-by-County Page for North Branch.
Cemeteries Near North Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Branch.
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 North Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Mary's Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Burial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cumberland.
- The St. Mary's Burial Park has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <2>
- Abe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesleyan Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ilechiter Monnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81438 <2>
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
- The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81612 <2>
- Cecil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Inkeep Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 North Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Branch, with the one closest to North Branch listed first.
- Patterson Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Seymour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seymour is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Pinto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Cresaptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Donaldson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Kreigbaum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kreigbaum is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreigbaum
- Mount Savage Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Spring is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Oldtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Corriganville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Bier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bier is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
- Rawlings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Branch.
Newspapers Published in North Branch ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Branch, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Branch.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to North Branch:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Morgan 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 North Branch, 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- North Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |