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 Small Crossings (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 Small Crossings. 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 Small Crossings ...
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 Small Crossings: Small Xing.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Small Crossings 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 Small Crossings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Small Crossings:
- Carroll County (The home county of Small Crossings)
- The following are listed by their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- Hampstead
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockbrook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Roller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Yorkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Lineboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Young Mans Fancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Berrywood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Sandyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Finksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eastview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- Patapsco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Brooklyn Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Dorsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Linthicum Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Arundel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Guilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Charles Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Edmondson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Beechfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Anthonyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Carroll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Gardenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- Upperco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Fowblesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Boring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Yeoho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yeoho is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoho
- Eklo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Woodensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Glen Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Glyndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reisterstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- Sams Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Libertytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Ladiesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Mount Airy Village West
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- New Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Rocky Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Daysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Emmitsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- Shawsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Upper Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Putnam Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Coopstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Amoss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Benson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- Marriottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Marydell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sandy Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Ellicott City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- High Point Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Mullinix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Browningsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Unity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- Littlestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McSherrystown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Kingsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Edgegrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Abbottstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- New Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Lake Heritage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- East Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newchester is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- Blackrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Brodbecks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Railroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Glen Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Parkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Small Crossings, see our County-by-County Page for Small Crossings.
Cemeteries Near Small Crossings ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Small Crossings.
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 Small Crossings - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Small Crossings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Hampstead.
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Salem UMC Cemetery (located 60 miles to the north).
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bartholomews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stansbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Small Crossings in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Small Crossings.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Small Crossings, with the one closest to Small Crossings listed first.
- Hampstead
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenmount
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Snydersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Snydersburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydersburg
- Millers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Brummel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brummel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummel
- Houcksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houcksville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcksville
- Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowblesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Beckleysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beckleysville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleysville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alesia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alesia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesia
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Tannery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Small Crossings. See our List of 1890's Communities around Small Crossings.
Newspapers Published in Small Crossings ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Small Crossings.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Small Crossings, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Small Crossings.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Small Crossings:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Small Crossings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Small Crossings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |