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 Summer Hills (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 Summer Hills. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Summer Hills 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 Summer Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summer Hills:
- Carroll County (The home county of Summer Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Carrollton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
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- Hampstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
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- Reeds Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
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- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
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- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockbrook Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
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- Berrywood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Eastview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
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- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Finksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peach Brandy Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
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- Avondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
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- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Patapsco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Dorsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Arundel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Pumphrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Jessup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
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- Hampden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- 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
- Guilford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
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- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Beechfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Carroll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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- Lauraville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
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- Oaklee Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Upperco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
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- Boring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
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- Glen Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
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- Mount Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
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- Glyndon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reisterstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Yeoho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yeoho is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoho
- Sagamore Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Saint Georges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Sams Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Mount Airy Village West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ladiesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Libertytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- New Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Daysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Rocky Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bartholows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Shawsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Putnam Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Upper Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Coopstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Amoss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Forest Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Benson
(28 miles [45.1 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 Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Marriottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Font Hill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Ellicott City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Mullinix
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- High Point Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Browningsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brookeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laytonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Ashton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Kingsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McSherrystown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Whitehall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(19 miles [30.6 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)
- Abbottstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Greenmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- East Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Blackrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Brodbecks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Parkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pennville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Valley Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Railroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Glen Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summer Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Summer Hills.
Cemeteries Near Summer Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summer Hills.
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 Summer Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summer Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethel - Carrollton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charity Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patapsco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Church of the Ascension Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (457 more) ...
- Westminster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandymount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Summer Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summer Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summer Hills, with the one closest to Summer Hills listed first.
- Carrollton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Houcksville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Houcksville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcksville
- Brummel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brummel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummel
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Tannery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Snydersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snydersburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydersburg
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Hampstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Fowblesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Greenmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Bixler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bixler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fenby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fenby is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenby
- Eastview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Bachman Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bachman Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summer Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summer Hills.
Newspapers Published in Summer Hills ...
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 Summer Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summer Hills, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summer Hills.
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 Summer Hills:
- 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Summer Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Summer Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |