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 Glengary (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 Glengary. 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.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Glengary is located in Berkeley County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berkeley County: Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Jefferson & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Glengary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glengary:
- Berkeley County (The home county of Glengary)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Gerrardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
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- Darkesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Hedgesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Bedington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Little Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Good
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Capon Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North River Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Lehew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Slanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Okonoko
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Higginsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Yellow Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Three Churches
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Middleway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Summit Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Bardane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Ranson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Charles Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shepherdstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kabletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bloomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stotlers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Holton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Berryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Paw Paw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Doe Gully
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Hansrote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Keifers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Green Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Little Orleans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oldtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burkittsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Petersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Frostown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Big Pool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pearre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Antietam Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Antietam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Sharpsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Spielman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
- Williamsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Bedford County (PA)
- Purcell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Claylick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Welsh Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Wadesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Boyce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Arcadia Farm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Frogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Shockeysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- White Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grimes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cross Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Welltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Nordic Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Albin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Good
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Bolington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
- Lovettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morrisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Wheatland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Purcellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silcott Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Unison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- White Pump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Strasburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Ashby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Milldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Reliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Waterlick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Riverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glengary, see our County-by-County Page for Glengary.
Cemeteries Near Glengary ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glengary.
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 Glengary - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glengary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Ganotown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Grove UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roe Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gerrardstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buck Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Glengary had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glengary, with the one closest to Glengary listed first.
- Ganotown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ganotown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganotown
- De Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- De Haven is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Haven
- Gerrardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shanghai
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shanghai is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
- Shockeysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Siler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- White Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darkesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Grimes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glengary. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glengary.
Newspapers Published in Glengary ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glengary.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glengary, 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 Glengary.
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 Glengary:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Berkeley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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 Glengary, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glengary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |