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 Pylesville (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 Pylesville. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Pylesville is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Pylesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pylesville:
- Harford County (The home county of Pylesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pylesville, with the one closest to Pylesville listed first.
- Cambria
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Street
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Scarboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
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- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
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- Kalmia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
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- Federal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
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- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poole is located in Harford County
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- Coopstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
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- Bynum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bynum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Pylesville, with the one closest to Pylesville listed first.
- Lauraville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
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- Anthonyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Homeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Charles Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Hampden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pylesville, with the one closest to Pylesville listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hydes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Monkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Parkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pylesville, with the one closest to Pylesville listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Rockbrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Lineboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Hampstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pylesville, with the one closest to Pylesville listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Colora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Port Deposit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Frenchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pylesville, with the one closest to Pylesville listed first.
- Betterton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pylesville, with the one closest to Pylesville listed first.
- Glen Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elkview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Atglen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Daleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Kemblesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Lenover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenover is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pylesville, with the one closest to Pylesville listed first.
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- McSparran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Mount Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Kirks Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Colemanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Buck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Little Britain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Mechanic Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Truce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Summerhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pylesville, with the one closest to Pylesville listed first.
- Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Fawn Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slate Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- New Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- New Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Bruce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Airville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pylesville, see our County-by-County Page for Pylesville.
Cemeteries Near Pylesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pylesville.
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 Pylesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pylesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pylesville, with the one closest to Pylesville listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Harford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fawn Grove Friends
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ascension Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pylesville had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pylesville, with the one closest to Pylesville listed first.
- Street
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Whiteford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cambria
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Minefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Graceton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Mill Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Green
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Macton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Macton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macton
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McDermott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDermott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDermott
- Ailston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ailston is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailston
- Bryansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pylesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pylesville.
Newspapers Published in Pylesville ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pylesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pylesville, 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 Pylesville.
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 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 Pylesville:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Pylesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pylesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |