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 Silver Spring Station (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 Silver Spring Station. 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 Silver Spring Station ...
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 Silver Spring Station: Silver Spg. Sta. (or less commonly used: Silver Spng. Sta. or Silver Sprng. Sta.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Spring Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Spring Station.
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 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 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.
Silver Spring Station is located in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Silver Spring Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Spring Station:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Silver Spring Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Perry Hall Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Perry Hall Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Hall Village
- Silver Gate Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Silver Gate Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Gate Village
- Germantown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Perry Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Northwind Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Northwind Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwind Village
- White Marsh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Doncaster Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doncaster Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster Village
- Nottingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carney is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Fontana Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fontana Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Village
- Kenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Overlea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overlea is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlea
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Arundel Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Riviera Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Linthicum Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Pine Grove Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Ferndale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patapsco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Green Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Stoneybrook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Glen Burnie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Anthonyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Gardenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Homeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Woodberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Carroll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Berrywood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Henryton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Hampstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Lakeview Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Rockbrook Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Eldersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Sandyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Eastview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Frenchtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Port Deposit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rowlandsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Conowingo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Principio Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Belvedere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Lynchs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Wimbledon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Edgewater Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Amoss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Benson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Fallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Elkridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Ilchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Ellicott City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Woodland Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Marydell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aladdin Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Font Hill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Betterton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Edesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lynch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Still Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Chestertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffs City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Mile Tree Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- South Laurel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- West Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Kings Town Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Indian Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Stevensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Wiley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Fawn Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Draco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Bryansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slate Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Susquehanna Trails
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Orwig
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Bruce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Spring Station, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Spring Station.
Cemeteries Near Silver Spring Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Spring Station.
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 Silver Spring Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Spring Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Graham Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parkwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardens of Faith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hill Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christopher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Honeysuckle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- B'nai Israel Congregation Cemetery
- Bnai Israel Cemetery
- Mishkon Israel Congregation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80791 <2>
- Burgan Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gontrum Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rosedale.
- The Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agudath Israel of Baltimore Cemetery
- Beth Jacob Anshe Veshear Congregation Cemetery
- Beth Jacob Congregation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1887055 <2>
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Silver Spring Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Spring Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Spring Station, with the one closest to Silver Spring Station listed first.
- Necker
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Necker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necker
- Perry Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fullerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- White Marsh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carney is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Parkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Rossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rossville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Notch Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
- Summerfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Glen Arm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Golden Ring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stemmers Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stemmers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemmers Run
- Middle River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bengies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bengies is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengies
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Spring Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Spring Station.
Newspapers Published in Silver Spring Station ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Spring Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Spring Station, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Spring Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Silver Spring Station:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Lancaster 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 Silver Spring Station, 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- Silver Spring Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |