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 Wine Bel Valley (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 Wine Bel Valley. 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 Wine Bel Valley ...
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 Wine Bel Valley: Wine Bel Vly. (or less commonly used: Wine Bel Vally. or Wine Bel Vlly.)
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 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.
Wine Bel Valley 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 Wine Bel Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wine Bel Valley:
- Carroll County (The home county of Wine Bel Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wine Bel Valley, with the one closest to Wine Bel Valley listed first.
- Lineboro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Reeds Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Hampstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Westminster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Yorkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Berrywood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Avondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wine Bel Valley, with the one closest to Wine Bel Valley listed first.
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Homeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Hampden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Edmondson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Anthonyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Charles Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Gardenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wine Bel Valley, with the one closest to Wine Bel Valley listed first.
- Eklo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Trenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Maryland Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Fowblesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Parkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yeoho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yeoho is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoho
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wine Bel Valley, with the one closest to Wine Bel Valley listed first.
- Sams Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ladiesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Libertytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Emmitsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Rocky Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Daysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Mount Airy Village West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wine Bel Valley, with the one closest to Wine Bel Valley listed first.
- Shawsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Federal Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Jarrettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hess
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Putnam Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Upper Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Coopstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Forest Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pylesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Street
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cambria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Amoss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wine Bel Valley, with the one closest to Wine Bel Valley listed first.
- Marriottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Sandy Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Ellicott City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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 Wine Bel Valley, with the one closest to Wine Bel Valley listed first.
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Littlestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Abbottstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- New Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Brush Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- East Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lake Heritage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wine Bel Valley, with the one closest to Wine Bel Valley listed first.
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Creswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Highville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Washington Borough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Central Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Colemanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Letort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Mount Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wine Bel Valley, with the one closest to Wine Bel Valley listed first.
- Blackrock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Brodbecks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Bandanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Valley Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seitzland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Parkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Glen Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Railroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wine Bel Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Wine Bel Valley.
Cemeteries Near Wine Bel Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wine Bel Valley.
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 Wine Bel Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wine Bel Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wine Bel Valley, with the one closest to Wine Bel Valley listed first.
- Alesia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bollinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lazarus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stansbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Black Rock Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zimmermans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Bartholomews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (398 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Davids Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Davids Church 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 Wine Bel Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wine Bel Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wine Bel Valley, with the one closest to Wine Bel Valley listed first.
- Blackrock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Alesia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alesia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesia
- Lineboro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Melrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Millers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Millers is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
- Roller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Hokes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hokes is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
- Ebbvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebbvale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebbvale
- Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Wentz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wentz is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentz
- Greenmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Hoffmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoffmanville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmanville
- Stiltz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stiltz is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiltz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wine Bel Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wine Bel Valley.
Newspapers Published in Wine Bel Valley ...
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 Wine Bel Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wine Bel Valley, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wine Bel Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Wine Bel Valley:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- Lancaster 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 Wine Bel Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wine Bel Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |