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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 Annapolis Junction (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 Annapolis Junction. 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 Annapolis Junction ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Annapolis Junction: Annapolis Jct. (or less commonly used: Annapolis Jctn.)

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Annapolis Junction is primarily located in Anne Arundel County. A portion of Annapolis Junction extends into Howard 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 Anne Arundel County: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Howard, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's & Talbot.

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

  • Anne Arundel County     (The home county of Annapolis Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis Junction, with the one closest to Annapolis Junction listed first.
    • Jessup
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Geraghty Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
    • Maryland City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
    • Meade Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
    • Lake Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Pioneer City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
    • Severn Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
    • Severn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dorsey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Odenton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmans
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
    • Hidden Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis Junction, with the one closest to Annapolis Junction listed first.
    • Beechfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oaklee Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Violetville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Carroll
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Curtis Bay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Edmondson Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Gwynn Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Baltimore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Charles Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Hampden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Baltimore County
  • Calvert County
  • Carroll County
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis Junction, with the one closest to Annapolis Junction listed first.
    • Mount Airy Village West
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Smith Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
    • Bartholows
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Howard County
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis Junction, with the one closest to Annapolis Junction listed first.
    • Rock Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Edesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis Junction, with the one closest to Annapolis Junction listed first.
    • Blackburn Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Burtonsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fairland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Spencerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
    • Cloverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
    • Paint Branch Farms
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hillandale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • White Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Ashton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bonifant Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
    • Colesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Old Salem Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Old Salem Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Village
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis Junction, with the one closest to Annapolis Junction listed first.
    • Laurel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • South Laurel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
    • West Laurel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
    • Beltsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn Dale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Boxwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
    • Goddard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Goddard is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
    • Collington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Greenbelt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <1>
    • Bowie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Berwyn Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Berwyn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis Junction, with the one closest to Annapolis Junction listed first.
    • Bay City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Stevensville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Chester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mattapex
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheslou Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Kent Narrows
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
  • Alexandria City (VA)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis Junction, with the one closest to Annapolis Junction listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Riverwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherrydale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Brandon Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Buckingham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Williamsburg Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis Junction, with the one closest to Annapolis Junction listed first.
    • Langley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • McLean
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Salona Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
    • Baileys Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pimmit Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
    • Seven Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Burgundy Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
    • Huntington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Idylwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
    • Jefferson Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Lake Barcroft
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
  • Falls Church City (VA)

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

Cemeteries Near Annapolis Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Annapolis Junction.

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 Annapolis Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Annapolis Junction had a population of 325 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Annapolis Junction ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Annapolis Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Annapolis Junction, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Annapolis Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Annapolis Junction:

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>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.
<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 Annapolis Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Annapolis Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.