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 Rattle Ridge (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 Rattle Ridge. 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 Rattle Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rattle Ridge: Rattle Rdg. (or less commonly used: Rattle Rdge. or Rattle Ridg.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rattle Ridge is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Washington, Adams (PA), Franklin (PA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Rattle Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rattle Ridge:
- Frederick County (The home county of Rattle Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Smith Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
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- Bartholows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
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- Mount Airy Village West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Ijamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reels Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Libertytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
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- Park Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Jessup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Patapsco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Geraghty Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Harmans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Meade Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Severn Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Severn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Beechfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Gwynn Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Oaklee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Carroll
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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- Woodberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- Hampden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Granite
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
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- Hernwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Carriage Hill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Delight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
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- Hollofield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
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- Oakwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Randallstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Morris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Reisterstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Spring Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
- Milford Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glyndon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Ridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Morgan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gaither
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Stone House Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Sykesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bloom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
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- Dennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Marston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
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- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Long Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Glenelg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Sandy Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Marriottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Browningsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mullinix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Etchison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Hyattstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Clarksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prathertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
- Laytonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
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- Burdette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Barnesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Blocktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- West Laurel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 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>
- Adelphi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beltsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Berwyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- 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
- Chillum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- College Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- University Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Greenbelt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Zittlestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rohrersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Trego
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Boonsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eakles Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Sandy Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Mount Lena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- San Mar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Mount Aetna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Antietam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Keedysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Kingsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Jacks Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- York County (PA)
- West Manheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Cherrydale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Riverwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Great Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Herndon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kenmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Langley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- McLean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Salona Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Shouse Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Wolf Trap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Ash Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Tysons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Floris
(29 miles [46.7 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 Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Offutt Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Lucketts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Lansdowne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarland Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Lovettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Georges Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Ashburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville
(25 miles [40.2 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 Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Lower Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Harpers Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rattle Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Rattle Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Rattle Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rattle Ridge.
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 Rattle Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rattle Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Montgomery Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mount Airy.
- The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prospect UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153993 <2>
- New Market Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (460 more) ...
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hyattstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Rattle Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rattle Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rattle Ridge, with the one closest to Rattle Ridge listed first.
- Kemptown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kemptown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemptown
- Browningsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Bartholows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Long Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Purdum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Purdum is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdum
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Fountain Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fountain Mills is located in Frederick County
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- Kings Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Valley is located in Montgomery County
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- Mullinix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
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- Mount Airy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Monrovia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Howard County
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- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Frederick County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rattle Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rattle Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Rattle Ridge ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rattle Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rattle Ridge, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rattle Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rattle Ridge:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Arlington County
- 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> | 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> | 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- Rattle Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rattle Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |