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 Wagners Mill (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 Wagners Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Wagners Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Wagners Mill: Wagners Ml. (or less commonly used: Wagners Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Wagners Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wagners Mill may originally have been Wagner's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wagners Mill might be written as Wagner Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Wagners Mill 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 Wagners Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wagners Mill:
- Carroll County (The home county of Wagners Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Medford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Medford is located in Carroll County
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- Avondale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
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- Wakefield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Westminster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Tyrone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Dennings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Marston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Bark Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Anne Arundel County
- Patapsco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
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- Woodberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Beechfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Edmondson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Hampden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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- Charles Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oaklee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Fowblesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Upperco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Glen Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Reisterstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glyndon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Saint Georges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
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- Delight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Butler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Butler is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Sams Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Libertytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ladiesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- New Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Mount Airy Village West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Woodsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Rocky Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bartholows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Shawsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Marriottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- West Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Glenelg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roxbury Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Mullinix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Damascus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Browningsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Etchison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Hyattstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Laytonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Clarksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Prathertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
- Brinklow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Montgomery Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Cavetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Pondsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Smithsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Mount Aetna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Mount Lena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
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- Zittlestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Kingsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Edgegrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lake Heritage
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Greenmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Brush Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- New Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Pen Mar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Rouzerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Bandanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Parkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Blackrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Brodbecks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Valley Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wagners Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Wagners Mill.
Cemeteries Near Wagners Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wagners Mill.
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 Wagners Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wagners Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Warehime Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pipe Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Western Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stone Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frizzellburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Windsor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westminster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Church of the Ascension Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Benjamins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Wagners Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wagners Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wagners Mill, with the one closest to Wagners Mill listed first.
- Medford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Medford is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Wakefield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Avondale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- New Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warfieldsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warfieldsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfieldsburg
- Westminster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Frizzellburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Marston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Dennings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Shipley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shipley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Fenby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fenby is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenby
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tyrone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wagners Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wagners Mill.
Newspapers Published in Wagners Mill ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wagners Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wagners Mill, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wagners Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wagners Mill:
- 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
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wagners Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wagners Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |