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 Red Hill Estates (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 Red Hill Estates. 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 Red Hill Estates ...
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 Red Hill Estates: Red Hill Ests.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Red Hill Estates is located in Cecil 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 Cecil County: New Castle (DE), Harford, Kent, Chester (PA) & Lancaster (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Red Hill Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Hill Estates:
- Cecil County (The home county of Red Hill Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill Estates, with the one closest to Red Hill Estates listed first.
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Oakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Conowingo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Colora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Mason Dixon Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Sylmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Port Deposit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill Estates, with the one closest to Red Hill Estates listed first.
- Jerusalem Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Baldwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Kingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Bradshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hydes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Trump
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Knoebel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill Estates, with the one closest to Red Hill Estates listed first.
- Conowingo Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Darlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Poole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Scarboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Lapidum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill Estates, with the one closest to Red Hill Estates listed first.
- Betterton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Kennedyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Worton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill Estates, with the one closest to Red Hill Estates listed first.
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Brookside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Pencader Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Windy Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- York Towne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- North Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- Pike Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- Ruthby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Southwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill Estates, with the one closest to Red Hill Estates listed first.
- Glen Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Chrome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Kemblesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Atglen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill Estates, with the one closest to Red Hill Estates listed first.
- McSparran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Kirks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Mechanic Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Buck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Quarryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Truce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Mount Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill Estates, with the one closest to Red Hill Estates listed first.
- Slate Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Bryansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Fawn Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Hill Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Red Hill Estates.
Cemeteries Near Red Hill Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Hill Estates.
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 Red Hill Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Hill Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Hill Estates, with the one closest to Red Hill Estates listed first.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Conowingo.
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <3>
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Conowingo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hosanna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coopers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Southern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Broad Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stump 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 Red Hill Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Hill Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Hill Estates, with the one closest to Red Hill Estates listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Oakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flintville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flintville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Castleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- McSparran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Wrightsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsdale is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsdale
- Rowlandsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Wakefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Macton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Macton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macton
- Darlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Furniss
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Hill Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Hill Estates.
Newspapers Published in Red Hill Estates ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Hill Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Hill Estates, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Hill Estates.
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 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 Red Hill Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- New Castle 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> | 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- Red Hill Estates) 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 Red Hill Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |