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 Saint Anthony (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 Saint Anthony. 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 Saint Anthony ...
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 Saint Anthony: St. Anthony
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Anthony. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Anthony.
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 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 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.
Saint Anthony 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 Saint Anthony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Anthony:
- Frederick County (The home county of Saint Anthony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thurmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Rocky Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sabillasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Creagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Catoctin Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Ladiesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- New Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Woodsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mountaindale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Green Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Upperco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Boring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Keysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Harney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Keymar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taneytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Bark Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Union Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Tyrone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- McKinstrys Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Long Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Cooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Browningsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Mullinix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(8 miles [12.9 km] 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cavetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Pondsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Greenvale Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Hill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Chewsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Aetna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Mount Lena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Robinwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Zora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Virginia Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Orrtanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McKnightstown Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McKnightstown Station is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnightstown Station
- Seven Stars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Gettysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Heritage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Kingsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Lees Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Shippensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Huntsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Montsera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pen Mar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Alto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Waynecastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Altenwald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altenwald is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenwald
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Pennville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Parkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- West Manheim
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Blackrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Valley Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Brodbecks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- La Bott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Spring Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Scrabble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Falling Waters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- Shepherdstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Anthony, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Anthony.
Cemeteries Near Saint Anthony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Anthony.
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 Saint Anthony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Anthony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Old Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Elias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Apples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Toms Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emmitsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Wellers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wellers Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Thurmont.
- The Wellers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wellers United Brethren Church Cemetery
- Wellers UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81757 <2>
- Graceham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otterbein Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Saint Anthony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Anthony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Motters
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Motters is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motters
- Emmitsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graceham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Graceham is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
- Loys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loys is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loys
- Rocky Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Jacks Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplay is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Sabillasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Creagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Fountain Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blue Ridge Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Foxville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Catoctin Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Anthony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Anthony.
Newspapers Published in Saint Anthony ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Anthony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Anthony, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Anthony.
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 helpful 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 Saint Anthony:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- York 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 Saint Anthony, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Anthony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |