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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 Acton Village (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 Acton Village. 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 Acton Village ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Acton Village: Acton Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Acton Village is located in Charles 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 Charles County: Calvert, Prince George's, Saint Mary's, Fairfax (VA), King George (VA), Prince William (VA), Stafford (VA) & Westmoreland (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Acton Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Acton Village:
- Charles County (The home county of Acton Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- White Oak Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Mattawoman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Waldorf
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huntington Townhouses
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Saint Charles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- Bryantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Bennsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Freedom Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Pindell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Jewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Baywalker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Tracys Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lothian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Abington Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Academy Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Apple Greene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penwick Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Huntingtown Town Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Sunderland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chaney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Takoma Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brookmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Silver Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Clifton Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Martin's Additions
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Bethesda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Echo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Brandywine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Blandford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Thrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- The Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Accokeek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Horsehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Cheltenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Fort Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Budds Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Mechanicsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chaptico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Helen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Morganza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Summerseat Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Hurry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Loveville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Clements
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bushwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Talbot County
- Tilghman Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Oakcrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Arlington Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Colonial Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Cherrydale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Riverwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Williamsburg Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Hybla Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Groveton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Burgundy Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Franconia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pohick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Falls Church
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 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 Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Hooes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Dahlgren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hampstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Alden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Ambar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Weedonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Edgehill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Fairview Beach
(28 miles [45.1 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 southwest)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Woodbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marumsco Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Agnewville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Dale City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Lake Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dumfries
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Montclair
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Minnieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Triangle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Loy Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- King James Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(28 miles [45.1 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 Acton Village, see our County-by-County Page for Acton Village.
Cemeteries Near Acton Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Acton Village.
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 Acton Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Acton Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Waldorf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trinity Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Waldorf.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81713 <3>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Piney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Church of the Atonement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Acton Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Acton Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Acton Village, with the one closest to Acton Village listed first.
- Mattawoman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Townshend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandywine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Bryantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Accokeek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Malcolm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Horsehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cheltenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fort Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Plata
(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 Acton Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Acton Village.
Newspapers Published in Acton Village ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Acton Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Acton Village, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Acton Village.
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 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 Acton Village:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Charles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- King George County
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Acton Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Acton Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |