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 Park Head (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 Park Head. 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 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 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.
Park Head is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegany, Frederick, Franklin (PA), Fulton (PA), Loudoun (VA), Berkeley (WV), Jefferson (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Park Head. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Park Head:
- Washington County (The home county of Park Head)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Big Pool
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilson - Conococheague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huyett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Williamsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Pearre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Halfway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Maugansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Little Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Keifers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Flintstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Rush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Oldtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Pleasant Walk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Myersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Frostown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Burkittsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Purcell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Breezewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Everett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Rainsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Beans Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Ott Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Coaldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Charlesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Claylick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Welsh Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Mercersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Dickey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Milnor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Markes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Rockdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Fort Loudon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Wingerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Covalt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Dott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Needmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Sipes Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- McConnellsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Emmaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Crystal Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Akersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Harrisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Clarke County (VA)
- Wadesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Shockeysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Rest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Grimes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- White Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Good
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Nordic Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Welltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Hedgesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Martinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Swan Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Arden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Scrabble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Baker Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Darkesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Gerrardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Good
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Okonoko
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Jefferson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Middleway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Charles Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Summit Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Harpers Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Sleepy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Cherry Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Stotlers Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Woodmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Doe Gully
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Park Head, see our County-by-County Page for Park Head.
Cemeteries Near Park Head ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park Head.
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 Park Head - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Park Head covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orchard Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snyders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mahnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnsontown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Green Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Park Head in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Park Head.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Park Head, with the one closest to Park Head listed first.
- Sleepy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Cherry Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Ernstville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ernstville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Holton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Green Spring Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Four Locks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Clear Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sylvan is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Ridersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Baxter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Plum Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Run is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Hedgesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Park Head. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park Head.
Newspapers Published in Park Head ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Head.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Park Head, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Park Head.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Park Head:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Frederick County
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson 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> | 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 Park Head, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Park Head) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |