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 Valley North (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 Valley North. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Valley North is located in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Valley North. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley North:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Valley North)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Knoebel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Long Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Hydes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Arm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bosley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bosley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosley
- Phoenix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cowpen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
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- Doncaster Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Doncaster Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster Village
- Cockeysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Arundel Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Linthicum Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Patapsco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Ferndale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Burnie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Stoneybrook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Cohansey Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Dorsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Anthonyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
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- Lauraville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
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- Homeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
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- Gardenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Hampden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Woodberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Gwynn Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Berrywood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Hampstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Finksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Lakeview Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Sandyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Yorkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Eldersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Rock Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Port Deposit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Conowingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Frenchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
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- Perry Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
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- Perryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
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- Colora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Principio Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Frederick County
- Sams Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Hess
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Putnam Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Amoss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Pleasant Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Wimbledon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Benson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Jarrettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Coopstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Harford Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harford Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Village
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Ellicott City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Linwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Marriottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Font Hill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Alpha
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
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- Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Dorseys Search
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Betterton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Rock Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mount Nebo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Kirks Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Colemanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Little Britain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Wiley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Fawn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Draco
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Orwig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Tolna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bryansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Railroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley North, see our County-by-County Page for Valley North.
Cemeteries Near Valley North ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley North.
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 Valley North - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley North covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Good Will Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Honeysuckle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Fallston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Brick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Valley North in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley North.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley North, with the one closest to Valley North listed first.
- Knoebel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Long Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Sweet Air
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
- Sunnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
- Gittings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gittings is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gittings
- Hydes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bosley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bosley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosley
- Summerfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Notch Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Notch Cliff is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch Cliff
- Glen Arm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Phoenix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley North. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley North.
Newspapers Published in Valley North ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley North.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley North, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley North.
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 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 Valley North:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Valley North, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley North) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |