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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 Rowland Hill (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 Rowland Hill. 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.

Rowland Hill 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 Rowland Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rowland Hill:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Rowland Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.
    • Highfield - Cascade
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
    • Pen Mar
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cavetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cavetown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
    • Hill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hill Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
    • Leitersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Leitersburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
    • Greenvale Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
    • Pondsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pondsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
    • Chewsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chewsville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
    • Mount Aetna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
    • Robinwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Robinwood is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
    • Bridgeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.
    • Keysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Keysville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Harney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Harney is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
    • Bruceville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bruceville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Crabster ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Crabster is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
    • Keymar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Taneytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairground Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
    • Union Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bark Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
    • Linwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Linwood is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • McKinstrys Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
    • Uniontown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Uniontown is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.
    • Sabillasville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Thurmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmitsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Catoctin Furnace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
    • Jimtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jimtown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Creagerstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
    • Rocky Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountaindale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
    • Pleasant Walk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
    • Ladiesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
    • New Midway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Midway is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
    • Charlesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Charlesville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.
    • Hyattstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
    • Browningsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
  • Adams County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.
    • Jacks Mountain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
    • Zora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Carroll Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
    • Orrtanna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenmount
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
    • McKnightstown Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • McKnightstown Station is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnightstown Station
    • Cashtown - McKnightstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cashtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cashtown is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
    • Seven Stars
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Seven Stars is located in Adams County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Gettysburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.
    • Shippensburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lees Cross Roads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
    • Big Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Big Spring is located in Cumberland County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Huntsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
    • Hunters Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
    • Montsera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Montsera is located in Cumberland County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
    • Newburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Newburg is located in Cumberland County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <1>
  • Franklin County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.
    • Blue Ridge Summit
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Monterey
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Pen Mar
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
    • Beartown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
    • Rouzerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
    • Wayne Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
    • Waynesboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nunnery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
    • Quincy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Zullinger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
    • Mont Alto
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waynecastle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
  • York County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.
    • Pennville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Pennville is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
    • Hanover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>
    • Parkville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Parkville is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
    • Bandanna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
    • West Manheim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
  • Berkeley County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.
    • Falling Waters
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Scrabble
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Bedington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
    • Little Georgetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
    • Swan Pond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
    • Hedgesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.
    • Shepherdstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolivar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Harpers Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
  • Morgan County (WV)
    • Cherry Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rowland Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Rowland Hill.

Cemeteries Near Rowland Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rowland Hill.

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 Rowland Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rowland Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.

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 Rowland Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rowland Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rowland Hill, with the one closest to Rowland Hill listed first.

  • Blue Ridge Summit
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Highfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Highfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
  • Sabillasville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pen Mar
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
  • Blue Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Blue Mountain is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Fountain Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Midvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Midvale is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
  • Edgemont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgemont is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
  • Jacks Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
  • Roadside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Roadside is located in Franklin County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
  • Ringgold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ringgold is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
  • Foxville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Foxville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Smithsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waynesboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leitersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Leitersburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rowland Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rowland Hill.

Newspapers Published in Rowland Hill ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rowland Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rowland Hill, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rowland Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rowland Hill:

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 Rowland Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rowland Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.