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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 (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. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 is located in Anne Arundel County and is the County Seat.

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

  • Anne Arundel County     (The home county of Annapolis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis, with the one closest to Annapolis listed first.
    • West Annapolis
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Watergate Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
    • Winchester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Hillsmere Shores
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
    • Baytowne Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Baytowne Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytowne Village
    • Parole
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
    • Arnold
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Margarets
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
    • Highland Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Edgewater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bestgate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis, with the one closest to Annapolis listed first.
    • Curtis Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Brooklyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Baltimore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Old Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Oaklee Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Violetville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beechfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Carroll
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Charles Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Gardenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
    • Edmondson Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Anthonyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Baltimore County
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis, with the one closest to Annapolis listed first.
    • Chaney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Owings
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Owings Town Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
    • Dunkirk Town Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
    • Dunkirk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Penwick Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
    • Chesapeake Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Apple Greene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Summer City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Summer City is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Sunderland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Academy Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis, with the one closest to Annapolis listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Thomas Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis, with the one closest to Annapolis listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mattawoman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis, with the one closest to Annapolis listed first.
    • Hills Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
    • James
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis, with the one closest to Annapolis listed first.
    • Aladdin Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
    • Elkridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawyers Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Savage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenshire Towne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
    • Woodland Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Guilford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak View Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak View Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
    • Hammond Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hammond Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
    • Ilchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ilchester is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
    • Leishear Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Leishear Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
    • North Laurel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • North Laurel is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis, with the one closest to Annapolis listed first.
    • Rock Hall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Edesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cliffs City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
    • Old Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Pomona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mile Tree Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
    • Morganec Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Morganec Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
    • Worton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery County
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis, with the one closest to Annapolis listed first.
    • Pin Oak Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
    • Bowie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Collington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Glenn Dale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Upper Marlboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kettering
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Kettering is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
    • Lake Arbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
    • Mitchellville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Glenarden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
    • Goddard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Goddard is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annapolis, with the one closest to Annapolis listed first.
    • Bay City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Stevensville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mattapex
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cheslou Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Kent Narrows
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
    • Grasonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Guys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
    • Queenstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Bloomingdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Centreville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Indian Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
  • Talbot County

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

Cemeteries Near Annapolis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Annapolis.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Annapolis, with the one closest to Annapolis 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 had a population of 7,604 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Annapolis had a population of 39,524 people.

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

  • Eastport
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Eastport is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
  • West Annapolis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Winchester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Parole
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
  • Bay Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Ridge
  • Saint Margarets
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
  • Bestgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Arnold
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Revell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Revell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revell
  • Jones
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South River is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River
  • Mayo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Annapolis ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Annapolis.

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 Annapolis:

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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.