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 Sparrows Point (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 Sparrows Point. 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 Sparrows Point ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Sparrows Point: Sparrows Pt.
- While the name of this community is Sparrows Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sparrows Point may originally have been Sparrow's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sparrows Point might be written as Sparrow Point.
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 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.
Sparrows Point 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 Sparrows Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sparrows Point:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Sparrows Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Fort Howard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edgemere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- North Point Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Dundalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Essex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marine Oak Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stemmers Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stemmers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemmers Run
- Fontana Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fontana Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Village
- Garden Village Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garden Village Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village Park
- Baltimore Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Riviera Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Stoneybrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Green Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Arundel Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Lake Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Clearview Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Freetown Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
- Powhatan Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Village
- Brooklyn Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lynwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Glen Burnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Gardenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Anthonyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lauraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Charles Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Oaklee Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Henryton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Freedom Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Eldersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Sykesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Gaither
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Edgewater Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Van Bibber
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Lynchs Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Abingdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Fallston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wimbledon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Amoss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Elkridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lawyers Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Ilchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Aladdin Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Woodland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Ellicott City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glenshire Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Marydell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Oak View Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Saint Johns Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Rock Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Cliffs City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Pomona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Worton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chestertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Lynch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Mile Tree Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Betterton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Still Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- High Point Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Blackburn Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Spencerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Cloverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Hillandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Ashton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brinklow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Colesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Village
- Paint Branch Farms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 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 <2>
- Collington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- South Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Bowie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
- Pin Oak Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Glenn Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Goddard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Beltsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Greenbelt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lanham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Bay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheslou Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Indian Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Kent Narrows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Kings Town Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Mattapex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Grasonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Bloomingdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Claiborne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wye Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tunis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Wittman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sparrows Point, see our County-by-County Page for Sparrows Point.
Cemeteries Near Sparrows Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sparrows Point.
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 Sparrows Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sparrows Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riviera Beach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marley Methodist Protestant Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Solley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Pussville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oheb Shalom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Martha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sparrows Point had a population of 2,507 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sparrows Point, with the one closest to Sparrows Point listed first.
- Turner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- North Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
- Colgate Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colgate Creek is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate Creek
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Curtis Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Marley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marley is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Armiger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Armiger is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiger
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Stemmers Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stemmers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemmers Run
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Kenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Glen Burnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rossville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sparrows Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sparrows Point.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sparrows Point ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sparrows Point.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sparrows Point. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sparrows Point and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sparrows Point.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> of Sparrows Point.
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 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 Sparrows Point:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
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| <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> | 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 Sparrows Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sparrows Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |