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 Twiggtown (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 Twiggtown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Twiggtown is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Garrett, Washington, Bedford (PA), Fulton (PA), Somerset (PA), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Twiggtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twiggtown:
- Allegany County (The home county of Twiggtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Flintstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Mount Savage Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oldtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corriganville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Ellerslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Cedar Cliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- La Vale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Garrett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Avilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Grantsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bittinger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Pearre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Beans Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Hyndman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Purcell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Rainsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Robinsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Charlesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Kegg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Manns Choice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ott Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Cliffs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cliffs is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Emmaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Covalt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Wellersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Fairhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Callimont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Wittenberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Johnsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glade City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Hays Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Meyersdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Boynton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Salisbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Good
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Shockeysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Cross Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Siler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Donaldson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Okonoko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Higginsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Ritters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Three Churches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Wapocomo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Vance
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Slanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Romney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- North River Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Carpendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wiley Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Short Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Fort Ashby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Keyser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Paw Paw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hansrote
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Doe Gully
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Stotlers Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twiggtown, see our County-by-County Page for Twiggtown.
Cemeteries Near Twiggtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twiggtown.
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 Twiggtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twiggtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Robinette Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Burial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cumberland.
- The St. Mary's Burial Park has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <3>
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wesleyan Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Twiggtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twiggtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twiggtown, with the one closest to Twiggtown listed first.
- Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Hazen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patterson Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- Flintstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Oldtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kreigbaum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kreigbaum is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreigbaum
- Mount Savage Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- State Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Ellerslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Corriganville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Twiggtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twiggtown.
Newspapers Published in Twiggtown ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twiggtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twiggtown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twiggtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Twiggtown:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Fulton County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Morgan 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Twiggtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Twiggtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |