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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Avenel (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 Avenel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Avenel is located in Prince George's County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Prince George's County: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Alexandria City (VA) & Fairfax (VA).

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

  • Prince George's County     (The home county of Avenel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Adelphi
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Langley Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Berwyn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • College Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chillum
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • University Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • University Park is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
    • Berwyn Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Hyattsville Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hyattsville Hills is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville Hills
    • Hyattsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverdale Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Beltsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Maryland City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
    • Annapolis Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Geraghty Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
    • Jessup
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crofton Village Green
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
    • Crofton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
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    • Stonegate Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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    • Crofton Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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    • Hidden Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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    • Odenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Meade Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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    • Dorsey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Beechfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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    • Oaklee Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
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    • Violetville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Violetville is located in Baltimore City
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    • Brooklyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
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    • Carroll
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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    • Edmondson Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
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    • Curtis Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
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    • Gwynn Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Baltimore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
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    • Old Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
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    • Woodberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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  • Baltimore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Frederick Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
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    • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Arbutus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Catonsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Halethorpe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Daniels ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Former names for Daniels:
      • Alberton
      • Elsyville
    • Hollofield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
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    • Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Granite
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Granite is located in Baltimore County
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    • Baltimore Highlands
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
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    • Carriage Hill Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
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    • Franklintown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
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  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Chaney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chaney is located in Calvert County
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    • Dunkirk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Apple Greene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
    • Dunkirk Town Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
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    • Penwick Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
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    • Lower Marlboro Towne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
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    • Owings Town Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
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    • Owings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Academy Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
    • Sunderland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Gaither
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Gaither is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
    • Henryton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Henryton is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
    • Morgan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Morgan is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Sykesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodbine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Nottingham Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
    • Ridgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
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    • Watersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Watersville is located in Carroll County
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    • Eldersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Freedom Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Mount Airy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Piney Ridge Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Mattawoman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
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    • Acton Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Acton Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
    • White Oak Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • White Oak Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
    • Bryans Road
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • South Hampton Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Waldorf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Westlake Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Westlake Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Bennsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bennsville is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
    • Freedom Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Freedom Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pomonkey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pomonkey is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
    • Saint Charles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Saint Charles is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Smith Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Village is located in Frederick County
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    • Green Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Mount Airy Village West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bartholows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bartholows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
    • Monrovia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ijamsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Market
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Park Mills is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
    • Urbana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Fulton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Fulton is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Scaggsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammond Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hammond Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
    • Leishear Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Leishear Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
    • North Laurel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Laurel is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
    • Highland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Savage
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Simpsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Simpsonville is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Glenshire Towne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
    • Clarksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Guilford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Guilford is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Oak View Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak View Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Clifton Park Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
    • Hillandale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Indian Spring Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
    • White Oak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
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    • Burnt Mills Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
    • Burnt Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
    • Takoma Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kemp Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kemp Mill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Mill
    • Linden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Linden is located in Montgomery County
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    • Wheaton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Glen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Alexandria City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Arlandria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
    • Warwick Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
    • Chinquapin Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
    • Oakcrest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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    • Alexandria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Riverwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Arlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <1>
    • Cherrydale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Garden City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Arlington Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Brandon Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Buckingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Williamsburg Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
  • Fairfax City (VA)
    • Fairfax
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Langley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • McLean
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salona Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
    • Baileys Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pimmit Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
    • Seven Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Idylwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
    • Jefferson Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Lake Barcroft
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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    • Tysons Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ash Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
  • Falls Church City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Falls Church
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Offutt Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
    • West Falls Church
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
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  • Loudoun County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Sugarland Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
    • Oak Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Countryside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Sterling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ashburn Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
    • Ashburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lansdowne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Arcola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Arcola is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Waxpool
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Waxpool is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
  • Manassas Park City (VA)
    • Manassas Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prince William County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel listed first.
    • Lake Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marumsco Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
    • Woodbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Agnewville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
    • Yorkshire Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
    • Yorkshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkshire is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Buckhall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckhall is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
    • Dale City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Loch Lomond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond

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

Cemeteries Near Avenel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avenel.

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 Avenel - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avenel, with the one closest to Avenel 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>

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

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

  • Silver Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
  • Sligo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sligo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Hyattsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
  • Branchville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Branchville is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Linden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Linden is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Beltsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Colesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bladensburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ammendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
    • Fairland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Fairland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland

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

Newspapers Published in Avenel ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avenel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avenel, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avenel.

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 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 Avenel:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Avenel, 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' (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- Avenel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.