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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 Wrights Crossing (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 Wrights Crossing. 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 Wrights Crossing ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wrights Crossing: Wrights Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Wrights Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wrights Crossing may originally have been Wright's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wrights Crossing might be written as Wright Crossing.

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.

Wrights Crossing is located in Allegany County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties 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 Wrights Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wrights Crossing:

  • Allegany County     (The home county of Wrights Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Crossing, with the one closest to Wrights Crossing listed first.
    • Frostburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
      • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <3>
    • Borden Shaft
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Shaft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
      • Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
    • Eckhart Mines
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckhart Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
      • Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County
    • Midlothian
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midlothian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
      • Midlothian is located in Allegany County
    • Clarysville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
      • Clarysville is located in Allegany County
    • Zihlman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
      • Zihlman is located in Allegany County
    • Ocean
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
      • Ocean is located in Allegany County
    • Loarville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loarville
      • Loarville is located in Allegany County
    • Klondike
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in Allegany County
    • Woodland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Allegany County
    • Midland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Gilmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Gilmore is located in Allegany County
  • Garrett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Crossing, with the one closest to Wrights Crossing listed first.
    • Grantsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bloomington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Garrett County
    • Bittinger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Swanton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Garrett County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <3>
    • Accident
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Kitzmiller
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitzmiller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller
      • Kitzmiller is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitzmiller <3>
    • McHenry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Garrett County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <3>
    • Deer Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <3>
    • Friendsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <3>
    • Schell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
      • Schell is located in Garrett County
    • Mountain Lake Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
      • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
    • Loch Lynn Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
      • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Bedford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Crossing, with the one closest to Wrights Crossing listed first.
    • Cooks Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
      • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Stringtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Hyndman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
      • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <3>
    • Kegg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kegg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
      • Kegg is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Rainsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
      • Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Manns Choice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
      • Manns Choice is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <3>
  • Fayette County (PA)
    • Markleysburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Somerset County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Crossing, with the one closest to Wrights Crossing listed first.
    • Wellersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
      • Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Wittenberg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
      • Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Callimont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callimont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
      • Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Boynton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Salisbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glade City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
      • Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Meyersdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Meyersdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Meyersdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
      • West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Hays Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
      • Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Summit Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
      • Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Fairhope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <3>
  • Hampshire County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Crossing, with the one closest to Wrights Crossing listed first.
    • Ritters
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
      • Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Springfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wapocomo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapocomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
      • Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Vance
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Points
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
      • Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
      • Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Romney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
      • Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <3>
    • Three Churches
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
      • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Augusta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Slanesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
      • Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • North River Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North River Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
      • North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Mineral County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Crossing, with the one closest to Wrights Crossing listed first.
    • Carpendale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
      • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Ridgeley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wiley Ford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Ford
      • Wiley Ford is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley Ford <3>
    • Short Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
      • Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Fort Ashby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ashby
      • Fort Ashby is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ashby <3>
    • Piedmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Keyser
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
      • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <3>
    • Headsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
      • Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • New Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Burlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Elk Garden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
      • Elk Garden is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Garden <3>
    • Sulphur City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
      • Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Morgan County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrights Crossing, with the one closest to Wrights Crossing listed first.
    • Paw Paw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Doe Gully
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Gully have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
      • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Orleans Cross Roads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
      • Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wrights Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Wrights Crossing.

Newspapers Published in Wrights Crossing ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrights Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrights Crossing, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wrights Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Wrights Crossing:

Cemeteries Near Wrights Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrights Crossing.

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 Wrights Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Frostburg Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Percy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Warner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Cemetery
  • Loar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loar Cemetery
  • Neff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neff Cemetery
  • Rose Meadow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Meadow Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Old Coney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lease Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lease Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lease Cemetery
  • Continue List   (238 more) ...
    • Cecil Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cecil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cecil Cemetery
    • Old Coney Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blocher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blocher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blocher 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.<7>

While we didn't find Wrights Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wrights Crossing.

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

  • Borden Shaft
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Shaft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
    • Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
  • Frostburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
    • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <3>
  • Carlos
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
    • Carlos is located in Allegany County
  • Vale Summit
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vale Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Summit
    • Vale Summit is located in Allegany County
  • Eckhart Mines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckhart Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
    • Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County
  • Ocean
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
    • Ocean is located in Allegany County
  • Clarysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
    • Clarysville is located in Allegany County
  • Midland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Midland is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Morantown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morantown
    • Morantown is located in Allegany County
  • Mount Savage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
    • Mount Savage is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Savage <3>
  • Lonaconing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
    • Pinto is located in Allegany County
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    • Cresaptown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresaptown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresaptown
      • Cresaptown is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresaptown <3>
    • Brady
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Brady is located in Allegany County
    • Seymour
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Mineral County (WV)

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

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

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

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wrights Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrights Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6395, Longitude: -78.9292       In this case, the coordinates for Wrights Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Wrights Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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