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 Wolfe Mill (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 Wolfe Mill. 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 Wolfe Mill ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wolfe Mill: Wolfe Ml. (or less commonly used: Wolfe Mll.)
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 and doctors 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.
Wolfe Mill is located in Allegany 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 Allegany County: Garrett, Washington, Bedford (PA), Fulton (PA), Somerset (PA), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Wolfe Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolfe Mill:
- Allegany County (The home county of Wolfe Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfe Mill, with the one closest to Wolfe Mill listed first.
- Cumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Corriganville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Mount Savage Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- La Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Cedar Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Barrelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Spring Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Brady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cresaptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Garrett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfe Mill, with the one closest to Wolfe Mill listed first.
- Avilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Bloomington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Grantsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bittinger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Swanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfe Mill, with the one closest to Wolfe Mill listed first.
- Pearre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pearre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfe Mill, with the one closest to Wolfe Mill listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hyndman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beans Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Rainsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Purcell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Kegg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Manns Choice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Charlesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Robinsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Schellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ott Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfe Mill, with the one closest to Wolfe Mill listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Emmaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfe Mill, with the one closest to Wolfe Mill listed first.
- Wellersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Fairhope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Callimont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Wittenberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Johnsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glade City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Hays Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Meyersdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Boynton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Frederick County (VA)
- Good
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfe Mill, with the one closest to Wolfe Mill listed first.
- Donaldson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Okonoko
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Ritters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Three Churches
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Wapocomo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Higginsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Vance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Romney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Slanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfe Mill, with the one closest to Wolfe Mill listed first.
- Ridgeley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Wiley Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Fort Ashby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Headsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Keyser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Elk Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolfe Mill, with the one closest to Wolfe Mill listed first.
- Hansrote
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Paw Paw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doe Gully
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Bath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stotlers Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolfe Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Wolfe Mill.
Cemeteries Near Wolfe Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolfe Mill.
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 Wolfe Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolfe Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolfe Mill, with the one closest to Wolfe Mill listed first.
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
- The St.s Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81612 <3>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cumberland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81438 <3>
- St. Mary's Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Burial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cumberland.
- The St. Mary's Burial Park has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <3>
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Restlawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinette Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Meadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Wolfe Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolfe Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolfe Mill, with the one closest to Wolfe Mill listed first.
- Cumberland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Kreigbaum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kreigbaum is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreigbaum
- Corriganville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Mount Savage Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Ellerslie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Cooks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Rush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rush is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Barrelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barrelville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
- Brady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Patterson Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson Creek is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Creek
- Wellersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolfe Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolfe Mill.
Newspapers Published in Wolfe Mill ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolfe Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolfe Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolfe Mill.
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 Wolfe Mill:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Allegany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Garrett County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Fulton County
- Somerset County
- Frederick County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Morgan 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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wolfe Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wolfe Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |