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 Shamrock Acres (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 Shamrock Acres. 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 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.
Shamrock Acres 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 Shamrock Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shamrock Acres:
- Frederick County (The home county of Shamrock Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Sabillasville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thurmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emmitsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jimtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Catoctin Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Creagerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Rocky Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Ladiesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Mountaindale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Woodsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Keysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Harney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Bruceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Taneytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Bark Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Union Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Linwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- McKinstrys Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Long Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Browningsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Hyattstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mullinix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Cavetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Smithsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pondsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Greenvale Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Hill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Mount Aetna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Chewsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Robinwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 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 Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Carroll Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Jacks Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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)
- 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
- Greenmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- 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
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Cashtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Cumberland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Lees Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Shippensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run
(29 miles [46.7 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
- 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
- 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 Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pen Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Waynecastle
(14 miles [22.5 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 Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Pennville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Parkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Bandanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Blackrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Valley Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Georges Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Scrabble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Falling Waters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bedington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Swan Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Little Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(27 miles [43.5 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shamrock Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Shamrock Acres.
Cemeteries Near Shamrock Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shamrock Acres.
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 Shamrock Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shamrock Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Dodge Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friends Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Otterbein Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wellers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Apples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacobs Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graceham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Fountaindale Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Elias 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.<3>
While we didn't find Shamrock Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shamrock Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shamrock Acres, with the one closest to Shamrock Acres listed first.
- Sabillasville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graceham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Graceham is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
- Fountain Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fountain Dale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
- Motters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Motters is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motters
- Emmitsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Foxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Loys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Loys is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loys
- Jacks Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Pen Mar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Blue Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Catoctin Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Creagerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Rocky Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shamrock Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shamrock Acres.
Newspapers Published in Shamrock Acres ...
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 Shamrock Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shamrock Acres, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shamrock Acres.
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 websites either 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 Shamrock Acres:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Loudoun 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 Shamrock Acres, 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 from Point A (ie- Shamrock Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |