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 Acco Park (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 Acco Park. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Acco Park is located in Prince George's 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 Prince George's County: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Alexandria City (VA) & Fairfax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Acco Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Acco Park:
- Prince George's County (The home county of Acco Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Accokeek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Fort Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thrift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Fort Foote Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Blandford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Brandywine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oxon Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Forest Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Camp Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Pindell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Jewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tracys Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greenock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Baywalker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Lothian
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Harwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Churchton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Davidsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Abington Shores
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Academy Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Apple Greene
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Chaney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Huntingtown Town Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Bennsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Westlake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Freedom Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Acton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Saint Charles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Waldorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryans Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Hampton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Brookmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Chevy Chase Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Echo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Silver Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Takoma Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bethesda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Cabin John
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Golden Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chaptico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Helen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Hurry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Morganza
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Summerseat Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Loveville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Blakistone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Bushwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clements
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Warwick Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Chinquapin Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Arlington Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Buckingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Cherrydale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Hybla Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Belle Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Penn Daw Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Burgundy Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Franconia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pohick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Lincolnia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Falls Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Offutt Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Hooes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Dahlgren
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hampstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Somerset Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Alden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Weedonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Fairview Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Arnolds Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Edgehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- King George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Loudoun County (VA)
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Marumsco Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Agnewville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Dale City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Chamberlain Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montclair
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dumfries
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <1>
- Minnieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Triangle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joplin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Aquia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Loy Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- King James Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlanding Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Acco Park, see our County-by-County Page for Acco Park.
Cemeteries Near Acco Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Acco Park.
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 Acco Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Acco Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waldorf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKendree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Metropolitan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colmans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Family Tomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Acco Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Acco Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Acco Park, with the one closest to Acco Park listed first.
- Accokeek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fort Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Thrift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Pomonkey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Townshend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Brandywine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Accotink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Glymont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glymont is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Acco Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Acco Park.
Newspapers Published in Acco Park ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Acco Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Acco Park, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Acco Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Acco Park:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Prince George's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Montgomery County
- Saint Mary's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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 Acco Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Acco Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |