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 The Ponderosa (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 The Ponderosa. 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 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.
The Ponderosa is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Frederick, Howard, Prince George's, Fairfax (VA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near The Ponderosa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Ponderosa:
- Montgomery County (The home county of The Ponderosa)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Hyattstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Browningsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Clarksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burdette
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Blocktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Barnesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Etchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Mullinix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Boyds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Germantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prathertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Jessup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maryland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Dorsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Annapolis Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Granite
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hernwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Carriage Hill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Hollofield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Oakwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Randallstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frederick Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Milford Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Glen Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Reisterstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Ridgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Woodbine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Gaither
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Stone House Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Sykesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bloom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Dennings
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Smith Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Urbana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ijamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bartholows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Reels Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Park Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckeystown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Mount Airy Village West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Long Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glenelg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- West Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Adelphi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beltsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- Berwyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Chillum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- College Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Berwyn Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Boxwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Hyattsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rohrersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zittlestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Sandy Hook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Trego
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Eakles Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Boonsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keedysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- San Mar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Antietam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Cherrydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brandon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Great Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Herndon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kenmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Reston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shouse Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Wolf Trap
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Ash Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Langley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- McLean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Salona Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Floris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Offutt Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Lucketts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Sugarland Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Lansdowne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Ashburn Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Lovettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Georges Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Morrisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Harpers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lower Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bolivar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Bloomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Shepherdstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Charles Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ranson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Ponderosa, see our County-by-County Page for The Ponderosa.
Cemeteries Near The Ponderosa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Ponderosa.
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 The Ponderosa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Ponderosa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Christian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hyattstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Loaf Mtn. Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ijamsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Hays Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hays Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Family Cemetery is located in Barnesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337918 <3>
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Barnesville.
- The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81545 <3>
- Neelsville Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 The Ponderosa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Ponderosa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Ponderosa, with the one closest to The Ponderosa listed first.
- Hyattstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Kings Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Purdum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Purdum is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdum
- Browningsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Clarksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Fountain Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Mills
- Comus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Comus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comus
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kemptown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kemptown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemptown
- Urbana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Slidell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slidell is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Burdette
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Ijamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Ponderosa. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Ponderosa.
Newspapers Published in The Ponderosa ...
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 The Ponderosa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Ponderosa, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Ponderosa.
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 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 The Ponderosa:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Jefferson 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Ponderosa) 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 The Ponderosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |