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 Slate Ridge (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 Slate Ridge. 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 Slate Ridge ...
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 Slate Ridge: Slate Rdg. (or less commonly used: Slate Rdge. or Slate Ridg.)
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Slate Ridge is located in Adams County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Carroll (MD), Frederick (MD), Cumberland, Franklin & York.
Below are the counties that are near Slate Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slate Ridge:
- Adams County (The home county of Slate Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- Littlestown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Edgegrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- McSherrystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lake Heritage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- Brush Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- New Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Gettysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- Hunters Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Mount Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barnitz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barnitz is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnitz
- Montsera
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Montsera is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsera
- Huntsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Boiling Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Craighead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Craighead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead
- Lees Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- Blue Ridge Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Beartown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beartown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Pen Mar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Caledonia Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Park
- Rouzerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Mount Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Wayne Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mont Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nunnery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Quincy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- Pennville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Bandanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bandanna is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- West Manheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Manheim is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Blackrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackrock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Valley Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Brodbecks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brodbecks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bott
- Strickhousers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strickhousers is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickhousers
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- Fowblesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Upperco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eklo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Boring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Woodensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
- Freeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Glen Morris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Reisterstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- Fairground Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Tyrone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Frizzellburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frizzellburg is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizzellburg
- Frizzellburg has also been known as:
- Frizels
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Bark Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reeds Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Bruceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- Emmitsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- New Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- Rocky Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Creagerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Jimtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Thurmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harford County (MD)
- Shawsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Long Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Cooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marriottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Timberleigh Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- Browningsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Mullinix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- Highfield - Cascade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
- Pen Mar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pen Mar is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Mar
- Pen Mar has also been known as:
- Pen Mar Park
- Smithsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cavetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Greenvale Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Pondsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Chewsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Mount Aetna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Mount Lena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Robinwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slate Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Slate Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Slate Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slate Ridge.
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 Slate Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slate Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barts - Centenary UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. James Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morehead Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bartholomews Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Piney Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Taneytown (MD).
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81702 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Slate Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slate Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slate Ridge, with the one closest to Slate Ridge listed first.
- Littlestown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Galt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galt is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Silver Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Union Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Bonneauville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- McSherry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McSherry is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherry
- Centennial
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centennial is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Two Taverns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Two Taverns is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns
- Harney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harney is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Taneytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayberry is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McSherrystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgegrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Trevanion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trevanion is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevanion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slate Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slate Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Slate Ridge ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slate Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slate Ridge, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slate Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Slate Ridge:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- York County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slate Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Slate Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |