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 Westwood (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 Westwood. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Westwood 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 Westwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westwood:
- Frederick County (The home county of Westwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Discovery - Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colony Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colony Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Village
- Deerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Glade Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glade Town is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Town
- Walkersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktowne Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Daysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Antietam Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Antietam Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Village
- Frederick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
- Monocacy Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monocacy Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Granite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Glen Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Hernwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Reisterstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Boring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Delight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Fowblesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Glyndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Saint Georges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Nottingham Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- McKinstrys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Watersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Bruceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Marston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- New Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bark Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Long Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Glenelg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marriottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Browningsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Hyattstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mullinix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Dickerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Etchison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Blocktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Burdette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Boyds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Zittlestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Gapland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rohrersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Lena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Pondsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- San Mar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Boonsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Trego
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Trego is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Mount Aetna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Eakles Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Cavetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Zora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Carroll Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Kingsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Greenmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Littlestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Lake Heritage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Bonneauville
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Gettysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pen Mar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Monterey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Wingerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Shady Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Bandanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Parkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Pennville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Great Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Springvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Lucketts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Georges Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Morrisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Lansdowne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Countryside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Scrabble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Lower Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Harpers Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bolivar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Shepherdstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Bardane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Charles Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ranson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westwood, see our County-by-County Page for Westwood.
Cemeteries Near Westwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westwood.
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 Westwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frederick Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ijamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Market Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (414 more) ...
- Israel Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Westwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hartman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hartman is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Walkersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Rock is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Rock
- Deerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Frederick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frederick is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
- Former names for Frederick:
- Frederick City
- Frederick Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Daysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Harmony Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Frederick Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick Junction is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Junction
- Reels Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ijamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Monrovia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hansonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hansonville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westwood.
Newspapers Published in Westwood ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westwood, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westwood.
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 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 Westwood:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Fairfax County
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 Westwood, 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 from Point A (ie- Westwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |