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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Shanty Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shanty Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shanty Town, please Contact Us.
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 Shanty Town (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 Shanty Town. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Shanty Town is historic, it would have been located within present day Allegany 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 Allegany County: Garrett, Washington, Bedford (PA), Fulton (PA), Somerset (PA), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Shanty Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shanty Town:
- Allegany County (The home county of Shanty Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanty Town, with the one closest to Shanty Town listed first.
- Cumberland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- La Vale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Savage Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Corriganville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Cedar Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Ellerslie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Barrelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Cresaptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Pinto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Clarysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Garrett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanty Town, with the one closest to Shanty Town listed first.
- Avilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Bloomington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Grantsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bittinger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kitzmiller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Accident
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- Pearre
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanty Town, with the one closest to Shanty Town listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hyndman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beans Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Rainsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Kegg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Purcell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Charlesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Manns Choice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Robinsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Schellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanty Town, with the one closest to Shanty Town listed first.
- Wellersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Wittenberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Fairhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Callimont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Johnsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glade City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Hays Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Boynton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Meyersdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Coal Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Frederick County (VA)
- Good
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanty Town, with the one closest to Shanty Town listed first.
- Donaldson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ritters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Okonoko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Three Churches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Wapocomo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Vance
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Higginsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Romney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Slanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanty Town, with the one closest to Shanty Town listed first.
- Ridgeley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wiley Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carpendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Short Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Fort Ashby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Headsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Keyser
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- New Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shanty Town, with the one closest to Shanty Town listed first.
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Paw Paw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Doe Gully
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Hansrote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Orleans Cross Roads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stotlers Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shanty Town, see our County-by-County Page for Shanty Town.
Cemeteries Near Shanty Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shanty Town.
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 Shanty Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shanty Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shanty Town, with the one closest to Shanty Town listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81438 <3>
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
- The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81612 <3>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Burial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cumberland.
- The St. Mary's Burial Park has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <3>
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Restlawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Abe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lease Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Shanty Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shanty Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shanty Town, with the one closest to Shanty Town listed first.
- Ridgeley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Savage Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kreigbaum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kreigbaum is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreigbaum
- Corriganville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Brady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Seymour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Cresaptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- State Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Barrelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Ellerslie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pinto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Hazen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Clarysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shanty Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shanty Town.
Newspapers Published in Shanty Town ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shanty Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shanty Town, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shanty Town.
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 Shanty Town:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Shanty Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <5> | 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- Shanty Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |