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 Picardy (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 Picardy. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Picardy 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 Picardy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Picardy:
- Allegany County (The home county of Picardy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Keifers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Green Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Oldtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Little Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Spring Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Flintstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Brady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cedar Cliff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Cresaptown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garrett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Avilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Pearre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Pool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Beans Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Purcell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Cooks Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Robinsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Rainsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Hyndman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Everett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ott Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Wellersburg
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Fairhope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Callimont
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Good
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Shockeysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Cross Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Siler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Lehew
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Hayfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Rosenberger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- White Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Gerrardstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Hedgesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Okonoko
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Donaldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Higginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Slanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Three Churches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- North River Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Ritters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Good
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Wapocomo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Capon Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Hardy County (WV)
- Inkerman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Fort Ashby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wiley Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carpendale
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Headsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keyser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Paw Paw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hansrote
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Doe Gully
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Berryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Stotlers Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Berkeley Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Holton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Picardy, see our County-by-County Page for Picardy.
Cemeteries Near Picardy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Picardy.
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 Picardy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Picardy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Ginnevan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fifty-Four Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Camp Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bevans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oldtown Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oldtown United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartsock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Picardy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Picardy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Picardy, with the one closest to Picardy listed first.
- Okonoko
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Little Cacapon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Cacapon is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cacapon
- Paw Paw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Levels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Levels is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levels
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Oldtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Spring is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Spring Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Donaldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Doe Gully
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Higginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orleans Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Little Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Picardy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Picardy.
Newspapers Published in Picardy ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Picardy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Picardy, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Picardy.
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 Picardy:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Fulton County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy 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 Picardy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Picardy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |