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 Village of Cross Keys (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 Village of Cross Keys. 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.

Cemeteries Near Village of Cross Keys ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Village of Cross Keys.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Village of Cross Keys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Village of Cross Keys, with the one closest to Village of Cross Keys listed first.

• St. Marys Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Arlington Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Peters Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Etting Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etting Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Green Mount Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mount Cemetery
  • The Green Mount Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Greenmount Cemetery
  • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-80 <2>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81033 <3>
• St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219356 <3>
• Friends Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Patterson Family Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Family Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Patterson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536603 <3>
• Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Woodlawn Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81791 <3>
• Evangelimas Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelimas Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelimas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Beth Tfiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Tfiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Tfiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lorraine Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorraine Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorraine Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Western Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Western Cemetery
    • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-1376 <2>

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.<5>

While we didn't find Village of Cross Keys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Village of Cross Keys.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Village of Cross Keys, with the one closest to Village of Cross Keys listed first.

• Melvale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvale
  • Melvale is located in Baltimore City
• Woodberry
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
  • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
• Hampden
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hampden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <6>
• Evergreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Baltimore City
• Homeland
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
• Woodbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbrook
  • Woodbrook is located in Baltimore County
• Brightside ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
  • Brightside is located in Baltimore County
• Hollins ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
  • Hollins is located in Baltimore County
• Mount Washington
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
  • Mount Washington is located in Baltimore City
• Arlington
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Baltimore City
• Guilford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
• Waverly
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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  • Govanstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Govanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govanstown
    • Govanstown is located in Baltimore City
  • Sheppard ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
    • Sheppard is located in Baltimore County
  • Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lake is located in Baltimore County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Village of Cross Keys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Village of Cross Keys.

Newspapers Published in Village of Cross Keys ...

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 544 newspapers that have been published in the area around Village of Cross Keys.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Village of Cross Keys, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Village of Cross Keys.

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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Village of Cross Keys:

• Websites specific to Maryland
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maryland State Archives

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maryland
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maryland

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Village of Cross Keys. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/