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 Wilsons Choice (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 Wilsons Choice. 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 Wilsons Choice ...
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.
While the name of this community is Wilsons Choice, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wilsons Choice may originally have been Wilson's Choice.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wilsons Choice might be written as Wilson Choice.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Wilsons Choice is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Wilsons Choice. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilsons Choice:
- Harford County (The home county of Wilsons Choice)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Choice, with the one closest to Wilsons Choice listed first.
- Federal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Shawsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Pylesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Street
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jarrettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coopstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Putnam Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Chestnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Forest Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Choice, with the one closest to Wilsons Choice listed first.
- Homeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Lauraville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Anthonyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Charles Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Woodberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baltimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Choice, with the one closest to Wilsons Choice listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- White Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Parkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Monkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Eklo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Choice, with the one closest to Wilsons Choice listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Finksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Choice, with the one closest to Wilsons Choice listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Colora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Frenchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Rising Sun
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Choice, with the one closest to Wilsons Choice listed first.
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Abbottstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McSherrystown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- East Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Choice, with the one closest to Wilsons Choice listed first.
- Glen Roy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Barnsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Choice, with the one closest to Wilsons Choice listed first.
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Colemanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Furniss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mount Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Highville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Creswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Buck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Conestoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Truce
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Letort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Rockhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Choice, with the one closest to Wilsons Choice listed first.
- New Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Fawn Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Draco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Bruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Muddy Creek Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Susquehanna Trails
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Bryansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Orwig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilsons Choice, see our County-by-County Page for Wilsons Choice.
Cemeteries Near Wilsons Choice ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilsons Choice.
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 Wilsons Choice - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilsons Choice covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilsons Choice, with the one closest to Wilsons Choice listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heaps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Centre Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fawn Grove Friends
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Harford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fawn AME Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McKendree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Harford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Moores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church 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.<5>
While we didn't find Wilsons Choice in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilsons Choice.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilsons Choice, with the one closest to Wilsons Choice listed first.
- Norrisville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Norrisville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- New Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harkins is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins
- Bradenbaugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bradenbaugh is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenbaugh
- Fawn Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Draco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Stewartstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Gatchellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gatchellville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatchellville
- Gorsuch Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Trump
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
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- Shane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Shawsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- McDermott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McDermott is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDermott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilsons Choice. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilsons Choice.
Newspapers Published in Wilsons Choice ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilsons Choice.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilsons Choice, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilsons Choice.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wilsons Choice:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilsons Choice) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wilsons Choice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |