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 Whetstone (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 Whetstone. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Whetstone is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Frederick, Howard, Prince George's, Fairfax (VA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Whetstone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whetstone:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Whetstone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stewart Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Gaithersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prathertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prathertown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathertown
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Log Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Washington Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Derwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Laytonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quince Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quince Orchard
- Germantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Maryland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jessup
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dorsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Geraghty Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Harmans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Meade Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Pioneer City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Severn Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Severn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Odenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Beechfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Carroll
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Edmondson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Oaklee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Granite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Frederick Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Hernwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Hollofield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Carriage Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Catonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Milford Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Randallstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Woodbine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Gaither
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Sykesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Henryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Eldersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Piney Ridge Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Smith Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Green Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Urbana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Monrovia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy Village West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ijamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reels Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reels Mill
- Tuscarora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Adamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Timberleigh Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Roxbury Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Long Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenelg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Cooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scaggsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- West Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Adelphi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langley Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beltsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chillum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- College Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- Berwyn Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Boxwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Hyattsville Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hyattsville Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville Hills
- Hyattsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Arlandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Chinquapin Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Riverwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Williamsburg Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Cherrydale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brandon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Great Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Kenmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Langley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Salona Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Shouse Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Ash Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- McLean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Trap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Reston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Herndon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Offutt Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- Falls Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Falls Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Sugarland Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lansdowne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lucketts
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Waxpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Catharpin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Yorkshire Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Loch Lomond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Sudley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Jefferson County (WV)
- Lower Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whetstone, see our County-by-County Page for Whetstone.
Cemeteries Near Whetstone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whetstone.
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 Whetstone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whetstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Goshen Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Mennonite Cemetery
- The Goshen Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Cemetery
- Goshen Methodist Cemetery
- Goshen Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81009 <2>
- Neelsville Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haiti Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Darnestown United Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Rockville.
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Old St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery (Old)
- St. Mary's Cemetery (Old)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rockville.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- New St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery (New)
- St. Mary's Cemetery (New)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81548 <2>
- Rockville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rockville.
- The Rockville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rockville Union Cemetery
- Union Armory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81716 <2>
- St. Johns Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boyds Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- Pleasant Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hills Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Darnestown.
- The Pleasant Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Darnestown Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213820 <2>
- Norbeck Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Whetstone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whetstone.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Gaithersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clopper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
- Washington Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Middlebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Middlebrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Derwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Quince Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quince Orchard
- Hunting Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Laytonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Avenel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Woodfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Darnestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whetstone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whetstone.
Newspapers Published in Whetstone ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whetstone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whetstone, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whetstone.
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 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 Whetstone:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William 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 Whetstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Whetstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |