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 Tara Oaks (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 Tara Oaks. 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 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.
Tara Oaks 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 Tara Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tara Oaks:
- Carroll County (The home county of Tara Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Yorkland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
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- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
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- Eastview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
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- Sandyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
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- Westminster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Brandy Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
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- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
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- Carroll Lutheran Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Klee Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
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- Berrywood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
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- Finksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Carroll County
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- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Patapsco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Dorsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Brooklyn Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Pumphrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Jessup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Ferndale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
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- 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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- Edmondson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village 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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- Beechfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Carroll
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll 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
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- 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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- 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 Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Fowblesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
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- Upperco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
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- Boring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
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- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trenton 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)
- Sagamore Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
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- Saint Georges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
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- Delight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
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- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
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- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Sams Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
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- Oak Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
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- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Mount Airy Village West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
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- Ladiesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
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- New Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
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- Bartholows
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
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- New London
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
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- Daysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
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- Rocky Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Hess
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
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- Shawsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Jarrettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
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- Federal Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
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- Putnam Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
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- Coopstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
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- Amoss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
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- Fallston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
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- Wimbledon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
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- Benson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
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- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Marriottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
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- Cooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
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- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marydell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
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- Long Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
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- Font Hill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
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- Glenelg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Mullinix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
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- Unity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
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- Browningsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
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- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
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- Brookeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laytonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
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- Hyattstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
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- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Camelback Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Prince George's County
- West Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
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- Washington County
- Highfield - Cascade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
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- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Kingsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
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- Littlestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McSherrystown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Edgegrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Bonneauville
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Lake Heritage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
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- New Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Abbottstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brush Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
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- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
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- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- West Manheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Blackrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Parkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Pennville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Brodbecks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glen Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tara Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Tara Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Tara Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tara Oaks.
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 Tara Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tara Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Charity Meeting House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Deer Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandymount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel - Carrollton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Church of the Ascension Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (460 more) ...
- Gardens of Eternal Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patapsco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Tara Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tara Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tara Oaks, with the one closest to Tara Oaks listed first.
- Tannery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Fenby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fenby is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenby
- Smallwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Eastview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Sandyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Shipley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shipley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Westminster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warfieldsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warfieldsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfieldsburg
- Bird Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bird Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Hill
- Houcksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Houcksville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcksville
- Brummel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brummel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Bixler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Gamber
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gamber is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamber
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tara Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tara Oaks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Tara Oaks:
- 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
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin 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 Tara Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |