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 Strawn (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 Strawn. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Strawn 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 Strawn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strawn:
- Garrett County (The home county of Strawn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawn, with the one closest to Strawn listed first.
- Accident
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Friendsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bittinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Swanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Deer Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Mountain Lake Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawn, with the one closest to Strawn listed first.
- Midlothian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Barton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Klondike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Lonaconing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Borden Shaft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Frostburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gilmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ocean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawn, with the one closest to Strawn listed first.
- Stringtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Cooks Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawn, with the one closest to Strawn listed first.
- Markleysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ohiopyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Elliottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Seven Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Head
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Hutchinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
- Lemont Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Independence is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Independence
- South Connellsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Champion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawn, with the one closest to Strawn listed first.
- Listonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Addison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ursina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Confluence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Draketown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Draketown is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- West Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Markleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boynton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Casselman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Casselman is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Summit Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Westmoreland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawn, with the one closest to Strawn listed first.
- Donegal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stahlstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iron Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Bridge is located in Westmoreland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge
- Scottdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Overton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Overton is located in Westmoreland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawn, with the one closest to Strawn listed first.
- Piedmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Elk Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Keyser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Sulphur City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Carpendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- New Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartmansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Monongalia County (WV)
- Cheat Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strawn, with the one closest to Strawn listed first.
- Hazelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Brandonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Lenox
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Bruceton Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Rockville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Terra Alta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Albright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strawn, see our County-by-County Page for Strawn.
Cemeteries Near Strawn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strawn.
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 Strawn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strawn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strawn, with the one closest to Strawn listed first.
- St. John's English Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Great Crossings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Steel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Emberson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ursina Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dung Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Glen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- Asher Glade Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blooming Rose Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Friendsville.
- The Blooming Rose Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blooming Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80787 <2>
- Old Jersey Church Turkeyfoot Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Strawn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strawn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strawn, with the one closest to Strawn listed first.
- Mineral Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mineral Spring is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
- Listonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Addison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ursina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Dumas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dumas is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Selbysport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Selbysport is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbysport
- Harnedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harnedsville is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnedsville
- Engle Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Engle Mill is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Mill
- Somerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerfield is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerfield
- Friendsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Markleysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strawn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strawn.
Newspapers Published in Strawn ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strawn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strawn, 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 Strawn.
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 Strawn:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Bedford County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland County
- Mineral County
- Monongalia County
- Preston 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> | 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- Strawn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Strawn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |