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 Shour Valley (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 Shour Valley. 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 Shour Valley ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Shour Valley: Shour Vly. (or less commonly used: Shour Vally. or Shour Vlly.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Shour Valley is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Adams (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Shour Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shour Valley:
- Carroll County (The home county of Shour Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- Tyrone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Fairground Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Harney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Bark Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Bruceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- Upperco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Boring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Woodensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Mount Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Glen Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Freeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Glyndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- Ladiesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Emmitsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- New Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Oak Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Creagerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Woodsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Libertytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Harford County
- Shawsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marriottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Timberleigh Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Glenelg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roxbury Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- Browningsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Mullinix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cavetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Greenvale Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Pondsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Chewsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Aetna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Mount Lena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Robinwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- Littlestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Whitehall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Edgegrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lake Heritage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Brush Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Greenmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- New Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- Hunters Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barnitz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Montsera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Huntsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Boiling Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Craighead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Pen Mar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Caledonia Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Wayne Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Mount Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mont Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nunnery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- Pennville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Bandanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- West Manheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Blackrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Valley Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Brodbecks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- La Bott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shour Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Shour Valley.
Cemeteries Near Shour Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shour Valley.
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 Shour Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shour Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morehead Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barts - Centenary UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Taneytown.
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81702 <2>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Shour Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shour Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shour Valley, with the one closest to Shour Valley listed first.
- Galt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Galt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Silver Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Littlestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Mayberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mayberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Taneytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Trevanion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trevanion is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevanion
- Frizzellburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Two Taverns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Two Taverns is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shour Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shour Valley.
Newspapers Published in Shour Valley ...
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 Shour Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shour Valley, 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 Shour Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Shour Valley:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- York 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 Shour Valley, 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- Shour Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |