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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 Andover Estates (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 Andover Estates. 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 Andover Estates ...

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 Andover Estates: Andover Ests.

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 hospitals and 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.

Andover Estates is located in Saint Mary'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 Saint Mary's County: Calvert & Charles.

Below are the counties that are near Andover Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Andover Estates:

  • Saint Mary's County     (The home county of Andover Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.
    • Valley Lee
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
    • Drayden
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Piney Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Tall Timbers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Saint Marys City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Callaway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Great Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gum Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
    • Dameron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
    • Lexington Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • California
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • North Town Creek Manor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.
    • Solomons
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Drum Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
    • Dowell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Olivet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Olivet is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Coster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Coster is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Cove View
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Brianwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Brianwood is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
    • Lusby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mackall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Mackall is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
    • Cove Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
    • Broomes Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wallville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Wallville is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.
    • Cobb Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Rock Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Rock Point is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Mount Victoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
    • Benedict
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Morgantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Morgantown is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Independence Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Newburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.
    • Fishing Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Crapo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
    • Lakesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Taylors Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishops Head
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
    • Wingate
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Crocheron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
    • Toddville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Toddville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
    • Andrews
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Elliott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Elliott is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Woolford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.
    • Cedarhaven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
    • Eagle Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.
    • Ewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhodes Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
    • Smith Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Island is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
    • Tylerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Deal Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wenona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wenona is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
  • Essex County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.
    • Tappahannock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Layton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
    • Bowlers Wharf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
    • Dunnsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Occupacia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
    • Dunbrooke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
    • Lloyds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lloyds is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
    • Loretto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • King George County (VA)
    • Ninde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
  • Lancaster County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.
    • Alfonso
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Alfonso is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
    • Lankford Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
    • Griffins Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
    • Richtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Richtown is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
    • Merry Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
    • Monaskon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
  • Northumberland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.
    • Lodge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
    • Morrisons Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
    • Bundick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
    • Heathsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rainswood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
    • Lara
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lara is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
    • Ophelia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackwells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
    • Sunnybank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
    • Remo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Remo is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
    • Reedville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fleeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
  • Richmond County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.
    • Rich Neck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Tallent Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
    • Farnham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
    • Emmerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
    • Warsaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Warsaw is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <1>
    • Newland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
    • Downings
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Downings is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
    • Naylors
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
    • Simons Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
    • Simonson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Simonson is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
  • Westmoreland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.
    • Tucker Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Kinsale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Griffiths Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Machodoc
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
    • Hinnom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
    • Nomini Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
    • Bryant Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
    • Chiltons
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
    • Montross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <1>
    • Baynesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
    • Potomac Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
    • Colonial Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Andover Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Andover Estates.

Cemeteries Near Andover Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Andover Estates.

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 Andover Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Andover Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.

  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Face Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. James Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnt House Field Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Carmel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<4>

While we didn't find Andover Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Andover Estates.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Andover Estates, with the one closest to Andover Estates listed first.

  • Valley Lee
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
  • Piney Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Saint Marys City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Great Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Coles Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
  • California
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Scotland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hague
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinsale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Solomons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Drum Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
    • Leonardtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Machodoc
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Andover Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Andover Estates.

Newspapers Published in Andover Estates ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Andover Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Andover Estates, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Andover Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Andover Estates:

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 '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- Andover Estates) 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 Andover Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.