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 Shallmar (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 Shallmar. 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.
Shallmar is located in Garrett 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 Garrett County: Allegany, Fayette (PA), Somerset (PA), Grant (WV), Mineral (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Shallmar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shallmar:
- Garrett County (The home county of Shallmar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shallmar, with the one closest to Shallmar listed first.
- Kitzmiller
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Schell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Swanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Loch Lynn Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Fort Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- McHenry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shallmar, with the one closest to Shallmar listed first.
- Luke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Klondike
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Ocean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Rawlings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Frost ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Fayette County (PA)
- Markleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shallmar, with the one closest to Shallmar listed first.
- Addison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Listonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ursina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- West Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Boynton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Confluence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summit Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Wellersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shallmar, with the one closest to Shallmar listed first.
- Bayard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Medley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Maysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Arthur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hopeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Dorcas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shallmar, with the one closest to Shallmar listed first.
- Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Romney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Vance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Ritters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Wapocomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Three Churches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Donaldson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shallmar, with the one closest to Shallmar listed first.
- Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Durgon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Inkerman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shallmar, with the one closest to Shallmar listed first.
- Harrison
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Elk Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Schell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Shaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Hartmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Windom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- New Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keyser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Headsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Short Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shallmar, with the one closest to Shallmar listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Terra Alta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Orr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Sell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sell is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Lenox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Albright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rowlesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tucker County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shallmar, with the one closest to Shallmar listed first.
- Pierce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Davis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Canaan Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Hendricks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shallmar, see our County-by-County Page for Shallmar.
Cemeteries Near Shallmar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shallmar.
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 Shallmar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shallmar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shallmar, with the one closest to Shallmar listed first.
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hamill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kalbough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nethkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paughs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Shallmar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shallmar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shallmar, with the one closest to Shallmar listed first.
- Harrison
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Blaine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Elk Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chaffee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chaffee is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Schell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Hartmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Shaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Swanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Kearney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Barnum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnum is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Mount Storm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Laurel Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Dale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Dale
- Windom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shallmar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shallmar.
Newspapers Published in Shallmar ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shallmar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shallmar, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shallmar.
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 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 Shallmar:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Preston County
- Tucker 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shallmar) 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 Shallmar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |