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 Rock Hall (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 Rock Hall. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Rock Hall 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 Rock Hall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Hall:
- Frederick County (The home county of Rock Hall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Point-of-Rocks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Potomac Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Tuscarora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adamstown Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Lander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lander is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Adamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Boss Arnold Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buckeystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Ridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Woodbine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morgan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- McKinstrys Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Keymar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Bruceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Dennings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Long Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenelg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Dickerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Barnesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Beallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poolesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Edwards Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Blocktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Burdette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Boyds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Gapland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rohrersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Zittlestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Antietam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Eakles Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Boonsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keedysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Arcadia Farm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Gaylord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Frogtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Berrys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Herndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Great Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floris
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Reston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kenmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Chantilly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shouse Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Wolf Trap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Pender
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Ash Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Fauquier County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Landmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Halfway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Zulla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Kerfoot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Frederick County (VA)
- Rest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Lucketts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Bolington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Lovettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georges Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Morrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lansdowne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Purcellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Catharpin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Waterfall Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Scrabble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Baker Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Swan Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Bedington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Waters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Bunker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Lower Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ranson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Shepherdstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kabletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bardane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Jefferson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Summit Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Hall, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Hall.
Cemeteries Near Rock Hall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Hall.
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 Rock Hall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Hall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Furnace Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Point-of-Rocks.
- The St. Pauls Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81589 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Paul AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Koontz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yingling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Carrollton Manor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Reformed Cemetery
- The Jefferson Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jefferson Cemetery
- Jefferson UCC Cemetery
- Jefferson UMC Cemetery
- Jefferson Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Union Cemetery
- The Jefferson Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jefferson Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Rock Hall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Hall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Hall, with the one closest to Rock Hall listed first.
- Point-of-Rocks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Washington Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Washington Junction is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Junction
- Taylorstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Taylorstown is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorstown
- Lucketts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Tuscarora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doubs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doubs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubs
- Lander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lander is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Goresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goresville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goresville
- Adamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dickerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mount Ephraim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Park Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Hall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Hall.
Newspapers Published in Rock Hall ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Hall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Hall, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Hall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rock Hall:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Clarke County
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Prince William County
- Berkeley 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> | 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 Rock Hall, 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- Rock Hall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |