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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Park Ridge ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Park Ridge: Park Rdg. (or less commonly used: Park Rdge. or Park Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Park Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Park Ridge.
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.
Park Ridge is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Adams (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Park Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Park Ridge:
- Carroll County (The home county of Park Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Ridge, with the one closest to Park Ridge listed first.
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reeds Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Rockbrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Berrywood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Ridge, with the one closest to Park Ridge listed first.
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Hampden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Edmondson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Lauraville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Anthonyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Baltimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Ridge, with the one closest to Park Ridge listed first.
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Eklo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Boring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Woodensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Yeoho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yeoho is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoho
- Freeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Glen Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Ridge, with the one closest to Park Ridge listed first.
- Sams Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ladiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Libertytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- New Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Rocky Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Airy Village West
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Emmitsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Daysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Ridge, with the one closest to Park Ridge listed first.
- Shawsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Federal Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Upper Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Coopstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Amoss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pylesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Street
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Ridge, with the one closest to Park Ridge listed first.
- Marriottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sandy Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Ellicott City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Ridge, with the one closest to Park Ridge listed first.
- High Point Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Mullinix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Browningsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Etchison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Ridge, with the one closest to Park Ridge listed first.
- Kingsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McSherrystown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Whitehall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Abbottstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- New Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Lake Heritage
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- East Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Ridge, with the one closest to Park Ridge listed first.
- Blackrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Brodbecks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Parkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Railroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Glen Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Park Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Park Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Park Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Park Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Park Ridge, with the one closest to Park Ridge listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Bartholomews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stansbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Bixler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Park Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Park Ridge, with the one closest to Park Ridge listed first.
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Cranberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Snydersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Snydersburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydersburg
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Millers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Ebbvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ebbvale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebbvale
- Melrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Bachman Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bachman Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Mills
- Brummel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brummel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummel
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Hampstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bixler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bixler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Wentz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wentz is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentz
- Alesia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alesia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Park Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Park Ridge ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Park Ridge, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Park Ridge.
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 either 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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- York 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 Ridge, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |