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 Pilot (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 Pilot. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Pilot is located in Cecil 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 Cecil County: New Castle (DE), Harford, Kent, Chester (PA) & Lancaster (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Pilot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pilot:
- Cecil County (The home county of Pilot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot, with the one closest to Pilot listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Colora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Sylmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Port Deposit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot, with the one closest to Pilot listed first.
- Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Gorsuch Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Bradshaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hydes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Trump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Knoebel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot, with the one closest to Pilot listed first.
- Conowingo Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Scarboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Hopewell Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Kalmia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot, with the one closest to Pilot listed first.
- Betterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Kennedyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Dogwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Worton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Galena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot, with the one closest to Pilot listed first.
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Pencader Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Brookside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- North Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Windy Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- York Towne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- English Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Ogletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Pike Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- Ruthby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot, with the one closest to Pilot listed first.
- Glen Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Barnsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Kemblesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Atglen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot, with the one closest to Pilot listed first.
- McSparran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Kirks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Little Britain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Mechanic Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Buck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Quarryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Truce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Mount Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilot, with the one closest to Pilot listed first.
- Slate Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Bryansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Fawn Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Airville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Stewartstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pilot, see our County-by-County Page for Pilot.
Cemeteries Near Pilot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pilot.
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 Pilot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pilot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pilot, with the one closest to Pilot listed first.
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Conowingo.
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <3>
- Conowingo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hosanna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Southern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Darlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broad Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ascension Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Pilot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pilot.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pilot, with the one closest to Pilot listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Flintville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flintville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Castleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Castleton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Conowingo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Macton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macton
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rowlandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Wrightsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsdale is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsdale
- Wakefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- McSparran
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pilot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pilot.
Newspapers Published in Pilot ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pilot, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pilot.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pilot:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- New Castle County
- Chester County
- Lancaster 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pilot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pilot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |