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 White Birch 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 White Birch 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 White Birch 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 White Birch Estates: White Birch Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named White Birch Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Birch Estates.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
White Birch Estates 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 White Birch Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Birch Estates:
- Carroll County (The home county of White Birch Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Birch Estates, with the one closest to White Birch Estates listed first.
- Taneytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairground Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Harney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Bark Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Tyrone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Union Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bruceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Frizzellburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Birch Estates, with the one closest to White Birch Estates listed first.
- Upperco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fowblesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Boring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Glen Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Glyndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reisterstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Sagamore Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Saint Georges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Georges is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Georges
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Birch Estates, with the one closest to White Birch Estates listed first.
- Ladiesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- New Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Emmitsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Oak Orchard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Woodsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Creagerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Jimtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Birch Estates, with the one closest to White Birch Estates listed first.
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Cooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Marriottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- West Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Sandy Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenelg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Birch Estates, with the one closest to White Birch Estates listed first.
- Browningsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Mullinix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
- Etchison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etchison
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Unity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Laytonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Birch Estates, with the one closest to White Birch Estates listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cavetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Pondsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Greenvale Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Mount Aetna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Chewsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Lena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Robinwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Birch Estates, with the one closest to White Birch Estates listed first.
- Kingsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Littlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Greenmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Lake Heritage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Bonneauville
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Edgegrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Carroll Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland County (PA)
- Hunters Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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 White Birch Estates, with the one closest to White Birch Estates listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Pen Mar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Beartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rouzerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Wayne Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Caledonia Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Mont Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Birch Estates, with the one closest to White Birch Estates listed first.
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- West Manheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Blackrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Valley Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Brodbecks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- La Bott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Birch Estates, see our County-by-County Page for White Birch Estates.
Cemeteries Near White Birch Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Birch 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 White Birch Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Birch Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Birch Estates, with the one closest to White Birch Estates listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Taneytown.
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81702 <2>
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baptist Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find White Birch Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Birch Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Birch Estates, with the one closest to White Birch Estates listed first.
- Taneytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Trevanion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trevanion is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevanion
- Galt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Mayberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mayberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Sharretts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharretts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharretts
- Middleburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Bark Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Tyrone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Harney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Keysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Union Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Birch Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Birch Estates.
Newspapers Published in White Birch 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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Birch Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Birch Estates, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Birch Estates.
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 White Birch Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin 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> | 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 White Birch Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Birch Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |