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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 Bay Terrace (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 Bay Terrace. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Bay Terrace ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bay Terrace: Bay Ter. (or less commonly used: Bay Terr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bay Terrace. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay Terrace.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bay Terrace is located in 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 Bay Terrace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bay Terrace:
- Calvert County (The home county of Bay Terrace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Terrace, with the one closest to Bay Terrace listed first.
- Central Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Calvert Towne
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Prince Frederick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Angelica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Port Republic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barstow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Huntingtown Town Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adelina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Bowens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Terrace, with the one closest to Bay Terrace listed first.
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Jewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tracys Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Churchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Lothian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Terrace, with the one closest to Bay Terrace listed first.
- Benedict
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Malcolm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Independence Village
(13 miles [20.9 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 west)
- Huntington Townhouses
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Westlake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Terrace, with the one closest to Bay Terrace listed first.
- Taylors Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- James
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Lloyds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Woolford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Golden Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Church Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Algonquin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Fishing Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Terrace, with the one closest to Bay Terrace listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Croom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- The Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Brandywine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Queen Anne's County
- Mattapex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Terrace, with the one closest to Bay Terrace listed first.
- Golden Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Summerseat Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Sotterley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Charlotte Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Helen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Loveville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Morganza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- California
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Budds Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Terrace, with the one closest to Bay Terrace listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Royal Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Michaels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- Fort Hunt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Terrace, with the one closest to Bay Terrace listed first.
- Dahlgren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bay Terrace, with the one closest to Bay Terrace listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bay Terrace, see our County-by-County Page for Bay Terrace.
Cemeteries Near Bay Terrace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay Terrace.
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 Bay Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bay Terrace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bay Terrace, with the one closest to Bay Terrace listed first.
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Asberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patuxent UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingtown UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miranda Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Waters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- All Saints Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Bay Terrace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bay Terrace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bay Terrace, with the one closest to Bay Terrace listed first.
- Port Republic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Governor Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Governor Run is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Run
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Bowens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Adelina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Mutual
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Huntingtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Willows
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Benedict
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burch is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Battle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hellen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Island Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bay Terrace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Terrace.
Newspapers Published in Bay Terrace ...
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 Bay Terrace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay Terrace, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bay Terrace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Bay Terrace:
- 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
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Fairfax County
- King George County
- Westmoreland 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 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bay Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bay Terrace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |