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 Windsor Terrace (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 Windsor Terrace. 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 Windsor Terrace ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Windsor Terrace: Windsor Ter. (or less commonly used: Windsor Terr.)

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.

Newspapers Published in Windsor Terrace ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windsor Terrace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windsor Terrace, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windsor Terrace.

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 Windsor Terrace:

• Websites specific to Maryland
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maryland State Archives

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maryland
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maryland
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maryland

Cemeteries Near Windsor Terrace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windsor Terrace.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windsor Terrace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windsor Terrace, with the one closest to Windsor Terrace listed first.

• Beth Tfiloh Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Tfiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Tfiloh Cemetery
• Evangelimas Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelimas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelimas Cemetery
• Lorraine Park Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorraine Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorraine Park Cemetery
• Western Star Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Western Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Western Star Cemetery
• Woodlawn Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81791 <3>
• Woodlawn Memorial Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Park
• Baltimore National Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baltimore National Cemetery
  • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #BA-3239 <4>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80731 <3>
• Eucharist Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eucharist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eucharist Cemetery
• Loudon Park Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Loudon Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Baltimore.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loudon Park Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973902 <3>
• Loudon Park National Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Loudon Park National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Baltimore.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loudon Park National Cemetery
  • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-4597 <4>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109423 <3>
• New Cathedral Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • The New Cathedral Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Bonnie Brae Cemetery
  • Cathedral Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cathedral Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640847 <3>
• Western Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Western Cemetery
  • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #B-1376 <4>
• Continue List   (440 more) ...
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
  • Bihy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bihy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bihy Cemetery

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 Windsor Terrace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windsor Terrace.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Windsor Terrace, with the one closest to Windsor Terrace listed first.

• Franklintown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklintown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
  • Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
• Wetheredsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetheredsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetheredsville
  • Wetheredsville is located in Baltimore City
• Powhatan
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhatan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
  • Powhatan is located in Baltimore County
• Lochearn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lochearn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochearn
  • Lochearn is located in Baltimore County
• Catonsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catonsville
  • Catonsville is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catonsville <6>
• Paradise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Paradise is located in Baltimore County
• Beechfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
  • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
• Carroll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
• Arlington
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Baltimore City
• Mount Hope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Baltimore City
• Howardsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Howardsville is located in Baltimore County
• Bloomsbury
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsbury
  • Bloomsbury is located in Baltimore County
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  • Arbutus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbutus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus
    • Arbutus is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbutus <6>
  • Claremont ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Baltimore City
  • Calverton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
    • Calverton is located in Baltimore City

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windsor Terrace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windsor Terrace.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windsor Terrace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/