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 Strecker (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 Strecker. 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 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.
Strecker 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 Strecker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strecker:
- Garrett County (The home county of Strecker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- Swanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kitzmiller
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bittinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Schell is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- McHenry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Accident
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- Luke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luke is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Westernport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barton
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Nikep
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Lonaconing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Klondike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Ocean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Midlothian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- Markleysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- West Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Listonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Salisbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Addison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ursina
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Boynton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Summit Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Confluence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Meyersdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Meyersdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Glade City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- Bayard
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Greenland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Dobbin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
- Medley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lahmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Maysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Arthur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Romney
(24 miles [38.6 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>
- Wapocomo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Ritters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Vance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Donaldson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Three Churches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Hardy County (WV)
- Moorefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- Windom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Elk Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sulphur City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Schell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Schell is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Hartmansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Keyser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- Orr
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Terra Alta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Lenox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Salt Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Morgans Glade
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Albright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sell is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Brandonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Tucker County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- Pierce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Davis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strecker, see our County-by-County Page for Strecker.
Cemeteries Near Strecker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strecker.
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 Strecker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strecker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- Swanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Georges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tichnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kitzmiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warnick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pritts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Beckman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Strecker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strecker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strecker, with the one closest to Strecker listed first.
- Swanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Chaffee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chaffee is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Barnum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnum is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Windom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Shaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Warnocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warnocks is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnocks
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Elk Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Virginia Central Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westernport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strecker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strecker.
Newspapers Published in Strecker ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strecker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strecker, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strecker.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Strecker:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Bedford County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Grant County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Preston 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Strecker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Strecker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |