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 The Timbers (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 The Timbers. 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 doctors and 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.
The Timbers 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 The Timbers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Timbers:
- Harford County (The home county of The Timbers)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Van Bibber
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Edgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Abingdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Belcamp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Harford Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harford Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Furnace
- Perryman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Joppatowne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Creswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Arundel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Riviera Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Brooklyn Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Green Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Pumphrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Stoneybrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Gibson Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Clearview Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Lake Shore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Linthicum Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Anthonyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Charles Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Homeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Baltimore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Hampden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Curtis Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Woodberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Bradshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Harewood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Franklinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Upper Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Bird River Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Jerusalem Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Kingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Dundee Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Bowleys Quarters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Perry Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Frenchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Port Deposit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Principio Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Rowlandsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Belvedere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Liberty Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Conowingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Charlestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Foys Hill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Foys Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foys Hill
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Elkridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Ilchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Ellicott City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Betterton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Lynch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Still Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Worton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Chestertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Tree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Edesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Pomona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Kings Town Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Crumpton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Church Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Sudlersville
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Centreville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Vandyke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summit Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Chrome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Glen Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Barnsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Tweedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Kirks Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- McSparran
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Little Britain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Summerhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Mechanic Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Buck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Delta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Bryansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Fawn Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Susquehanna Trails
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Stewartstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Slab
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Bruce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Timbers, see our County-by-County Page for The Timbers.
Cemeteries Near The Timbers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Timbers.
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 The Timbers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Timbers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cranberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spesutie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bel Air Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969632 <2>
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Churchville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Heavenly Waters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 The Timbers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Timbers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Timbers, with the one closest to The Timbers listed first.
- Edgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Van Bibber
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Bush River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bush River is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
- Abingdon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Belcamp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perryman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Harford Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harford Furnace is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Furnace
- Singer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Emmorton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmorton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmorton
- Creswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Bradshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Timbers. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Timbers.
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 The Timbers:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Cecil County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's 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> | 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 The Timbers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |