Frederick County, Maryland Cities and Towns of Frederick County, Maryland as described in the "History of Frederick County, Maryland, Vol. 1, Part 2 1908 2 Cities: Brunswick (incorporated 1890) Frederick (incorporated 1816) 9 Towns: Burkittsville (incorporated 1894) Emmitsburg (incorporated 1824) Middletown (incorporated 1833): Mount Airy (This town is partly in Frederick County and partly in Carroll County.) (incorporated 1894) Myersville (incorporated 1904) New Market (incorporated 1878) Thurmont (incorporated 1831) Walkersville (incorporated 1892) Woodsboro (incorporated 1836) 1 Village: Rosemont (incorporated 1953) The Census Bureau recognizes the following census-designated places in the county: Ballenger Creek Braddock Heights Clover Hill Discovery-Spring Garden Green Valley Linganore-Bartonsville Other unincorporated areas include: ADAMSTOWN: Adamstown is situated amidst the fertile lands of Carrolls Manor. It is near the station of the same name on the old line of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad nine miles westward from Frederick, and was laid out in 1840, after the railroad had been built. The village received its name from Adam Kohlenberg, who went there to live about 1840. Among the first settlers were Daniel Rhodes, the Snouffers, Oswells and Thomas Thomas. The Reform Church was built in Buckeystown District. Buckeystown is a beautiful village about six miles south of Frederick and a half mile from Buckeystown station on the main stem of the Baltimore and Ohio road. Connecting it with Frederick, besides the railroad, there is a fine turnpike road. The population of the town in 1900 was 600. Its elevation above tide water is 225 feet. The first settlers in this beautiful spot were George and Michael Buekey, of German blood, who made their home here and founded the town. They built a tannery which remained in the family until 1834 when it was sold to Daniel Baker. From 1834 for about 60 years it was operated by the firm of Daniel Buker and Sons. In this same neighborhood there are large lime kilns which supply lime for agricultural and building purposes over this and adjoining States. The place is however a residential and not an industrial town. Its population is largely composed of retired famers. There are several churches and excellent schools. Among them the famous Buckingham School, founded and supported by the Bakers. For many years the sale of liquor has been prohibited. Buckeystown District: Buckeystown District is in the southern section of the county and comprises a large portion of the magnificent tract of land known as "Carroll's Manor." This tract of some fifteen thousand acres of the best soil of Maryland was originally granted to Charles Carroll, the father of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, some of whose descendants continued to own portions of the Manor and some lived in the vicinity. One of the grand-children of the signer, namely, Charles, the son of Charles and his wife, Harriet Chew, married Mary Digges Lee a grand-daughter of Governor Thomas Sim Lee who lived near Burkittsville. These were the parents of John Lee Carroll, Governor of Maryland from 1876 to 1880. The eldest daughter of Carroll of Carrollton married Richard Caton and She was the mother of the "three American Graces" who married British noblemen�the Marquis of Wellesly, the Duke of Leeds and the Earl of StafFord. These titled ladies continued for many years to retain possession of portions of Carroll's Manor and to collect large rentals from many fertile farms. This district was settled by English and German immigrants in about equal proportionthe former coming from the lower counties and the latter from Pennsylvania or direct from Germany. Graceham Ijamsville Jefferson Knoxville Ladiesburg Lewistown Libertytown Lake Linganore Monrovia New Midway Point of Rocks Point of Rocks is a village at the eastern foot of Catoctin Mountain where that mountain ridge comes to the Potomac. The place was made famous by the litigation between the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company which has been explained in another part of this work. Each company claimed the right under its charter to the exclusive use of the narrow passage between the end of the mountain and the river for right of way. After a long, tedious and expensive litigation, involving a costly delay it was concluded that by the use of a tunnel there was room for both railroad and canal. This was in 1832 and for a year or more pending the litigation Point of Rocks was the western terminus of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad where freight was gathered from a wide expanse of territory for shipment to Baltimore. As may be imagined during that time it was an exceedingly lively village with an active trade. Just one mile east of it is Washington Junction where the main line of the Baltimore & Ohio joins the Metropolitan branch. It is an important place and has largely superseded the village. The present village was laid out regularly in lots in 1835 by H. G. O'Neal for Charles Johnson. The original village was known as Trummelstown and was located on the main road from Washington to Hagerstown about a mile from the present village. Point of Rocks has still a considerable trade much of it coming across the river from Virginia. There is a canal lock here and boatmen have alwavs dealt freelv with the merchants. One of the sources of revenue for the Point of Rocks people is the fine bass fishing in the Potomac which attracts many fishermen from Washington. President Cleveland came here more than once to enjoy his favorite sport. There is a town hall and in the town and its immediate vicinity there are several churches including an Episcopal, a Catholic and two Methodist Churches. In the construction of a warehouse in this village some of the stringers first used on the-Baltimore & Ohio road were used. Nailed to them are the old strap irons upon which the car wheels ran before the T rail was invented. Some of this iron can still be seen on the timbers. Rocky Ridge Sabillasville Sunny Side Tuscarora Urbana Wolfsville Yellow Springs The village of Yellow Springs is beautifully located near the base of the Catoctin Mountain, on a turnpike road leading thence to Frederick. It is five miles northwest of Frederick city. It was formerly known as "Brooke Hill," and derives its present name from the yellow springs in the immediate vicinity, a resort of considerable local importance. Copyright © 2006 by Genealogy Trails