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 Avondale (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 Avondale. 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Avondale 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 Avondale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avondale:
- Prince George's County (The home county of Avondale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Mount Rainier
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hyattsville Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hyattsville Hills is located in Prince George's County
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- North Brentwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Brentwood is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Hyattsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chillum
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cottage City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Bladensburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edmonston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edmonston is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Langley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverdale Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
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- Colmar Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colmar Manor is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Maryland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Crofton Village Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
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- 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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- Annapolis Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Geraghty Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Crofton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Jessup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Odenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gambrills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Meade Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Oaklee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Beechfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
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- Violetville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
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- Carroll
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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- Curtis Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
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- Edmondson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gwynn Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
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- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Frederick Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
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- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
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- Arbutus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halethorpe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
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- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Baltimore Highlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
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- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Granite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
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- Hollofield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
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- Franklintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
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- Windsor Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
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- Carriage Hill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
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- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Chaney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
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- Apple Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
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- Dunkirk Town Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
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- Dunkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
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- Lower Marlboro Towne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
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- Owings Town Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
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- Owings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Academy Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
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- Sunderland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesapeake Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingtown Town Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Gaither
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
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- Henryton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
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- Morgan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
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- Woodbine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sykesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
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- Nottingham Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
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- Ridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
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- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Acton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
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- Mattawoman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
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- White Oak Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
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- Bryans Road
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waldorf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
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- Bennsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
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- Freedom Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
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- Saint Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
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- Huntington Townhouses
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
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- White Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Smith Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
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- Green Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
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- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
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- Hammond Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
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- Leishear Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
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- Scaggsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
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- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Savage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
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- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
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- Guilford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
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- Oak View Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
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- Aladdin Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
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- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Takoma Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Park Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Silver Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
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- Indian Spring Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Chevy Chase Section Five
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
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- Chevy Chase Section Three
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Martin's Additions
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Burnt Mills Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Burnt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
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- Bethesda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Arlandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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- Warwick Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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- Oakcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Cherrydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Lyon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Riverwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Arlington Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Brandon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Langley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Baileys Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McLean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Salona Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Burgundy Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Huntington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Lake Barcroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Seven Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Jefferson Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Lincolnia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Penn Daw Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Falls Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
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- West Falls Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Sugarland Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Countryside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Ashburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lansdowne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Waxpool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Arcola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Marumsco Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Woodbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Lake Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Buckhall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Dale City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Loch Lomond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Minnieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Georgetown Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Iron Gate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Montclair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avondale, see our County-by-County Page for Avondale.
Cemeteries Near Avondale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avondale.
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 Avondale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avondale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Ft. Lincoln Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Addison Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- George Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- National Harmony Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Randolph Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Washington National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (444 more) ...
- Lanham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenbelt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Avondale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avondale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Hyattsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bladensburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Landover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Sligo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Seat Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Ardwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Burnt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brightseat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Lanham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beltsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avondale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avondale.
Newspapers Published in Avondale ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avondale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avondale, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avondale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Avondale:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Prince George's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Carroll County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Avondale, 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- Avondale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |