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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 Overlea (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 Overlea. 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 southeast 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 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.

Overlea is located in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Overlea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Overlea:

  • Baltimore County     (The home county of Overlea)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overlea, with the one closest to Overlea listed first.
    • Parkville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fontana Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Fontana Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Village
    • Kenwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Kenwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Carney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Carney is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Perring Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Perring Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perring Village
    • Garden Village Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
    • Rosedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rossville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rossville is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Nottingham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Doncaster Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Doncaster Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster Village
    • Northwind Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Northwind Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwind Village
    • Cowpen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
    • Loch Raven Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Loch Raven Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Raven Village
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overlea, with the one closest to Overlea listed first.
    • Arundel Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
    • Brooklyn Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pumphrey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
    • Linthicum Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Linthicum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
    • Riviera Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
    • Ferndale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Patapsco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Burnie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
    • Stoneybrook Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
    • Freetown Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
    • Cohansey Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overlea, with the one closest to Overlea listed first.
    • Anthonyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lauraville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
    • Gardenville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Charles Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Guilford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Homeland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Waverly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Baltimore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Hampden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodberry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
    • Brooklyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Carroll
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Carroll County
  • Cecil County
  • Harford County
  • Howard County
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overlea, with the one closest to Overlea listed first.
    • Edesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Hall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Betterton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Coleman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Worton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lynch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chestertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Still Pond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
    • Cliffs City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
    • Pomona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mile Tree Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
    • Morganec Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Morganec Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
    • Old Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Town is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Montgomery County
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overlea, with the one closest to Overlea listed first.
    • Laurel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Laurel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
    • West Laurel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
    • Collington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Pin Oak Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Beltsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn Dale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Overlea, with the one closest to Overlea listed first.
    • Kings Town Manor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
    • Kingstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
    • Bay City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Indian Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
    • Stevensville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Cheslou Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Chester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kent Narrows
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
  • York County (PA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Overlea, see our County-by-County Page for Overlea.

Cemeteries Near Overlea ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overlea.

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 Overlea - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Overlea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Overlea, with the one closest to Overlea listed first.

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 Overlea in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Overlea.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Overlea, with the one closest to Overlea listed first.

  • Fullerton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fullerton is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Kenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
  • Parkville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lauraville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Golden Ring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
  • Rossville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossville is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Necker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Necker is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
  • Carney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Carney is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Gardenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Stemmers Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stemmers Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemmers Run
  • Cowpen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Orangeville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Middle River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bengies
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Bengies is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengies

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Overlea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Overlea.

Newspapers Published in Overlea ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Overlea.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Overlea, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Overlea.

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 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 Overlea:

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 Overlea, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Overlea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.