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 Ringgold (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 Ringgold. 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.
Ringgold is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Allegany, Frederick, Franklin (PA), Fulton (PA), Loudoun (VA), Berkeley (WV), Jefferson (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Ringgold. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ringgold:
- Washington County (The home county of Ringgold)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Hill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Pen Mar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leitersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Highfield - Cascade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Cavetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Greenvale Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Chewsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Pondsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Robinwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Long Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Keysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Harney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Keymar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairground Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Union Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bark Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Linwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- McKinstrys Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Tyrone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Sabillasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thurmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Walk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Catoctin Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Jimtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Emmitsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Myersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Mountaindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Frostown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Rocky Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Jacks Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Carroll Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Orrtanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- McKnightstown Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKnightstown Station is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnightstown Station
- Seven Stars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Trust
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Cumberland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Shippensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Newburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Huntsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Wayne Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Rouzerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Pen Mar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Waynesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beartown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Blue Ridge Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Nunnery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Zullinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Wingerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Websters Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- McConnellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Burnt Cabins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- York County (PA)
- Pennville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Georges Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Falling Waters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Bedington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Little Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Swan Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Hedgesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Martinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Lower Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bardane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Cherry Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Sleepy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ringgold, see our County-by-County Page for Ringgold.
Cemeteries Near Ringgold ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ringgold.
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 Ringgold - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ringgold covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Ringgold Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Welty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stouffers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harbaugh Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Leitersburg.
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81591 <2>
- Trinity Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antietam Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Church Cemetery
- The Antietam Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prices Church Cemetery
- Trinity Fellowship Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1753915 <2>
- Beards Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Germantown Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christ Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ringgold had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ringgold, with the one closest to Ringgold listed first.
- Blue Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blue Mountain is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Midvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Edgemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgemont is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Leitersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Waynesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smithsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pen Mar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Cavetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Highfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Roadside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roadside is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
- Chewsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Sabillasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Blue Ridge Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zullinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Nunnery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ringgold. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ringgold.
Newspapers Published in Ringgold ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ringgold.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ringgold, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ringgold.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ringgold:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- York County
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Ringgold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ringgold) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |