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 West Middletown Estates (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 West Middletown Estates. 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 West Middletown Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Middletown Estates: W. Middletown Ests.
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 doctors 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.
West Middletown Estates is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Washington, Adams (PA), Franklin (PA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near West Middletown Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Middletown Estates:
- Frederick County (The home county of West Middletown Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Bolivar
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
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- Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frostown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Myersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Braddock Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burkittsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Braddock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Woodlawn Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Pleasant Walk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Bruceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- McKinstrys Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Mount Airy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Union Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Linwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
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- Nottingham Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Bark Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Fairground Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Long Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
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- Timberleigh Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Dickerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
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- Barnesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Martinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Beallsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Browningsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Blocktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Clarksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Zittlestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Rohrersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gapland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trego
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Boonsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Eakles Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Keedysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Lena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
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- San Mar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Antietam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Antietam is located in Washington County
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- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Jacks Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Zora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Greenmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Orrtanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Monterey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Rouzerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Wingerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Zullinger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Nunnery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Milnor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
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- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Gaylord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Arcadia Farm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Wadesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick County (VA)
- Rest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Lovettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Georges Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Bolington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Lucketts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Morrisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Wheatland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Purcellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Round Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lansdowne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Scrabble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
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- Swan Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Falling Waters
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Bedington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Martinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Little Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Hedgesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Darkesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Inwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Shepherdstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bardane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Bloomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ranson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Kabletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Middleway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Cherry Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Middletown Estates, see our County-by-County Page for West Middletown Estates.
Cemeteries Near West Middletown Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Middletown Estates.
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 West Middletown Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Middletown Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Middletown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rohersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burkittsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Myersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 West Middletown Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Middletown Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Middletown Estates, with the one closest to West Middletown Estates listed first.
- Bolivar
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Broad Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Broad Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Rohrersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burkittsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trego
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Braddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Braddock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Ellerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellerton is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerton
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Feagaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Feagaville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagaville
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Boonsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Middletown Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Middletown Estates.
Newspapers Published in West Middletown Estates ...
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 West Middletown Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Middletown Estates, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Middletown Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 West Middletown Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson 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> | 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 West Middletown Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- West Middletown Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |