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 Prospect Hills (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 Prospect Hills. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Prospect Hills 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 Prospect Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prospect Hills:
- Carroll County (The home county of Prospect Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Henryton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Freedom Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Eldersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Sykesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gaither
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Lakeview Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Finksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Klee Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Morgan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Berrywood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Stone House Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Dorsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Patapsco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Jessup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Brooklyn Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Pumphrey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Annapolis Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Ferndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Beechfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Oaklee Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Hampden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Violetville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Guilford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Homeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Baltimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Hernwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Granite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Carriage Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Oakwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Randallstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Milford Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hollofield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Garrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Mount Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Wilson is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wilson
- Delight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Green Spring Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Smith Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Bartholows
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Libertytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Monrovia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Green Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Hess
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Shawsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Pleasant Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Wimbledon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Fallston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Benson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Lynchs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Amoss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Marriottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Sandy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Marydell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- West Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Cooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellicott City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenelg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Unity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Mullinix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Brinklow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Brookeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Ashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laytonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olney Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olney Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Town
- Sandy Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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>
- West Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- South Laurel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Adelphi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Berwyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- College Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Greenbelt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glenn Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Kingsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Blackrock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Brodbecks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Parkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Railroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Seitzland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Orwig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prospect Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Prospect Hills.
Cemeteries Near Prospect Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prospect Hills.
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 Prospect Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prospect Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Lake View Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springfield State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nwe Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Cemetery
- The Crestlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens
- Chevra Ahavas Chesed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tifereth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baseman Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Prospect Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prospect Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prospect Hills, with the one closest to Prospect Hills listed first.
- Marriottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henryton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Granite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Hernwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- North Branch ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Branch is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Alpha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Haight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haight is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haight
- Dorseys Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorseys Run is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorseys Run
- Eldersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sykesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Clarkson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Randallstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prospect Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prospect Hills.
Newspapers Published in Prospect Hills ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prospect Hills, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prospect Hills.
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 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 Prospect Hills:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's 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> | 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 Prospect Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prospect Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |