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 Bell Haven (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 Bell Haven. 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 Bell Haven ...
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 Bell Haven: Bell Hvn. (or less commonly used: Bell Havn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bell Haven. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bell Haven.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Bell Haven 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 Bell Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bell Haven:
- Calvert County (The home county of Bell Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Parran
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Huntingtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Huntingtown Town Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Angelica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Sunderland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summer City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Prince Frederick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Abington Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Academy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Barstow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Calvert Towne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Jewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tracys Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Churchton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Lothian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shady Side
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Benedict
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Hughesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bryantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huntington Townhouses
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Westlake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- White Plains Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Taylors Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Lloyds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Woolford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Golden Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Church Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Algonquin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Patamoke Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fishing Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Westwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- North Keys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Croom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- The Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Brandywine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Rosaryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Mattapex
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Bay City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stevensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cheslou Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Golden Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Charlotte Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sotterley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Loveville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Morganza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Helen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Hollywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Budds Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clements
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- California
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Sherwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Bozman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Claiborne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Saint Michaels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Chinquapin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Belle Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Hybla Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Huntington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Groveton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burgundy Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bell Haven, see our County-by-County Page for Bell Haven.
Cemeteries Near Bell Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bell Haven.
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 Bell Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bell Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Patuxent UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miranda Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huntingtown UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- All Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Harmony UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Asberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Hampton Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bell Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bell Haven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bell Haven, with the one closest to Bell Haven listed first.
- Parran
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Huntingtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Plum Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Sunderland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Chaneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chaneyville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneyville
- Lower Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Marlboro is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro
- Aquasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Port Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benedict
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Burch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burch is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch
- Bowens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Adelina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bell Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bell Haven.
Newspapers Published in Bell Haven ...
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 Bell Haven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bell Haven, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bell Haven.
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 Bell Haven:
- 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
- Alexandria City
- Fairfax 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> | 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 Bell Haven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bell Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |