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 Swan Creek (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 Swan Creek. 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 Swan Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Swan Creek: Swan Crk. (or less commonly used: Swan Ck. or Swan Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Swan Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Swan Creek.
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 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.
Swan Creek is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Swan Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swan Creek:
- Harford County (The home county of Swan Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Bayside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Havre de Grace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Webster Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Lapidum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Hopewell Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Perryman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belcamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Anthonyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Gardenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Charles Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Homeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Baltimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Woodberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Bradshaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Harewood Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Upper Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Kingsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Dundee Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perry Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Deposit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Principio Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Belvedere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Foys Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foys Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foys Hill
- Liberty Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rowlandsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Charlestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Betterton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Kennedyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Worton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Lambson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Kings Town Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Crumpton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Church Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sudlersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Price
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Kent County (DE)
- Blackiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Pencader Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Summit Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brookside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Wilson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Vandyke
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Keeney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Windy Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Odessa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Chrome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Glen Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Barnsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Tweedale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kemblesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Elkview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Strickersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Jennersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- West Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Kirks Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- McSparran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Summerhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Furniss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mechanic Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Buck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Quarryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Truce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Mount Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Slate Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Castle Fin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Susquehanna Trails
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Fawn Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slab
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- New Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- New Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Airville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swan Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Swan Creek.
Cemeteries Near Swan Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swan Creek.
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 Swan Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swan Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Angel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Erin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harford Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spesutie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Rock Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Swan Creek had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Oakington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oakington is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakington
- Osborne
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Osborne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Aberdeen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Havre de Grace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Cole ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
- Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Carsins Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carsins Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsins Run
- Perryman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Aikin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aikin is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikin
- Blythedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blythedale is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Lapidum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swan Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swan Creek.
Newspapers Published in Swan Creek ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swan Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swan Creek, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swan Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Swan Creek:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Chester County
- Lancaster 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 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> | 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. |
| <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 Swan Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swan Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |