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 Piney Grove (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 Piney Grove. 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 Piney Grove ...
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 Piney Grove: Piney Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Piney Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piney Grove.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Piney Grove is located in Garrett 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 Garrett County: Allegany, Fayette (PA), Somerset (PA), Grant (WV), Mineral (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Piney Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piney Grove:
- Garrett County (The home county of Piney Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Avilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Grantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bittinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Accident
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- McHenry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Kitzmiller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Klondike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midlothian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Frostburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zihlman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zihlman is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
- Borden Shaft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Ocean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Eckhart Mines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Lonaconing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Clarysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Barton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Stringtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cooks Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Hyndman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Kegg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Markleysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ohiopyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Indian Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Elliottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Champion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Boynton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Summit Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Meyersdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Meyersdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Glade City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Wittenberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Callimont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Wellersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Garrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hays Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Donaldson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Ritters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wapocomo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Vance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Romney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Three Churches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Piedmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carpendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wiley Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Keyser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Short Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Shaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Fort Ashby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Headsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Hazelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Clifton Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Lenox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Terra Alta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brandonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Bruceton Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piney Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Piney Grove.
Cemeteries Near Piney Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piney Grove.
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 Piney Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piney Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Merrbach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blocher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Glen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grantsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Percy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Finzel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frostburg Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Piney Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piney Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Avilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- West Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- New Germany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Germany is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- Grantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boynton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Carlos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Pocahontas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Shaw Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shaw Mines is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Mines
- Summit Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Ocean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Borden Shaft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Frostburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bittinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lonaconing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piney Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney Grove.
Newspapers Published in Piney Grove ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piney Grove, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piney Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Piney Grove:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Bedford County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Preston 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Piney Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Piney Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |