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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Battle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Battle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Battle, please Contact Us.
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 Battle (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 Battle. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Battle is historic, it would have been located within present day Calvert 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 Calvert County: Anne Arundel, Charles, Dorchester, Prince George's, Saint Mary's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Battle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Battle:
- Calvert County (The home county of Battle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Battle, with the one closest to Battle listed first.
- Hellen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Mutual Consent
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Mutual
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Adelina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Another Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Bowens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Broomes Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Barstow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Calvert Towne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Mackall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battle, with the one closest to Battle listed first.
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Jewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Tracys Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Churchton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Lothian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Idlewilde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battle, with the one closest to Battle listed first.
- Benedict
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bryantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Mount Victoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Rock Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Huntington Townhouses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawoman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Newburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battle, with the one closest to Battle listed first.
- Taylors Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Golden Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Fishing Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woolford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Church Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lloyds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Lakesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battle, with the one closest to Battle listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aquasco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Horsehead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Brandywine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Croom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Cheltenham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battle, with the one closest to Battle listed first.
- Golden Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Sotterley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Summerseat Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Morganza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Helen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Loveville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leonardtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Charlotte Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- California
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clements
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Battle, with the one closest to Battle listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- McDaniel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Battle, with the one closest to Battle listed first.
- Dahlgren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hooes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Alden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Battle, with the one closest to Battle listed first.
- Bryant Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Hinnom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Colonial Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Machodoc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Tucker Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Baynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Monroe Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Maple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Montross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Griffiths Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Battle, see our County-by-County Page for Battle.
Cemeteries Near Battle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Battle.
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 Battle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Battle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Battle, with the one closest to Battle listed first.
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waters Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Mutual.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81751 <4>
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Asberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- The Asberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80716 <4>
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Galilee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
Battle itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Battle, with the one closest to Battle listed first.
- Hellen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Island Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Mutual
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Adelina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Sandgates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgates
- Broomes Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Drumcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Wallville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Port Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sotterley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Mackall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Saint Leonard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Battle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Battle.
Newspapers Published in Battle ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Battle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Battle, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Battle.
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 either 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 Battle:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Calvert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- King George County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Battle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Battle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |