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 Wentz (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 Wentz. 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 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.
Wentz 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 Wentz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wentz:
- Carroll County (The home county of Wentz)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Lineboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Roller
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Rockbrook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Frizzellburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Westminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Hampden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 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 Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Eklo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
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- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Freeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Fowblesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Maryland Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Walker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Boring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Sams Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Ladiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Emmitsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- New Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Rocky Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Libertytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Woodsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Creagerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Shawsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Federal Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Upper Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Coopstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Pylesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Street
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Amoss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Marriottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marydell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Font Hill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Glenelg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Washington County
- Highfield - Cascade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- McSherrystown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Littlestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Whitehall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Abbottstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bonneauville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- New Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- East Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Cumberland County (PA)
- Hunters Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Creswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Maytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- West Manheim
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Blackrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Brodbecks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Valley Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Glen Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wentz, see our County-by-County Page for Wentz.
Cemeteries Near Wentz ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wentz.
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 Wentz - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wentz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- St. Davids Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Davids Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Rock Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bixler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bartholomews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stansbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bollinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lazarus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Wentz Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bartholomews Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wentz had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wentz, with the one closest to Wentz listed first.
- Melrose
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Ebbvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ebbvale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebbvale
- Bandanna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Bachman Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bachman Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman Mills
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Blackrock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Millers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Alesia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alesia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesia
- Hokes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hokes is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
- Cranberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Roller
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Marburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marburg is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marburg
- Union Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wentz. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wentz.
Newspapers Published in Wentz ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wentz.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wentz, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wentz.
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 Wentz:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin 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> | 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- Wentz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wentz, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |