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 Steyer (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 Steyer. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Steyer is located in Garrett 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 Garrett County: Allegany, Fayette (PA), Somerset (PA), Grant (WV), Mineral (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Steyer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steyer:
- Garrett County (The home county of Steyer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Schell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Fort Pendleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Loch Lynn Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Altamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kitzmiller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Swanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Luke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Moscow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Rawlings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Ocean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ursina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Barbour County (WV)
- Kasson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Bayard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Medley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Hopeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Romney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Moorefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Durgon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Fort Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Schell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Hartmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Elk Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- New Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Keyser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Headsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Pendleton County (WV)
- Ketterman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Horse Shoe Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Sell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sell is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Terra Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Rowlesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Orr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Macomber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Macomber is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Albright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Kingwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Dryfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harperton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Tucker County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Canaan Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Hambleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Gladwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Parsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Pleasant Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Steyer, see our County-by-County Page for Steyer.
Cemeteries Near Steyer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steyer.
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 Steyer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steyer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Harvey - Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chisholm - Nydegger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bayard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schaeffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Wonderly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Upole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beckman 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.<2>
While we didn't find Steyer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Steyer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steyer, with the one closest to Steyer listed first.
- Gorman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gorman is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Gormania
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gormania is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormania
- Kearney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Fort Pendleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Bayard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Schell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Mount Storm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dobbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Bismarck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bismarck is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Mountain Lake Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Hartmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steyer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steyer.
Newspapers Published in Steyer ...
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 Steyer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steyer, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steyer.
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 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 Steyer:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Somerset County
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Tucker 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> | 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 Steyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Steyer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |