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 Bellevue (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 Bellevue. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bellevue is located in Talbot 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 Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Bellevue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellevue:
- Talbot County (The home county of Bellevue)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Royal Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newcomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kirkham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Saint Michaels
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neavitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Bozman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trappe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Idlewilde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Shady Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Churchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Deale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Galesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Mayo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Baywalker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tracys Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- North Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Angelica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Parran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Owings Town Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sunderland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Central Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Huntingtown Town Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntingtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Tanyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hynson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Tuckahoe Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Federalsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Denton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Charles County
- Benedict
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Hills Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Lloyds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Algonquin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Church Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Woolford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Secretary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Cliffs City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rock Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Westwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Guys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Mattapex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Grasonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Kent Narrows
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Willoughby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Cheslou Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Queenstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Queen Anne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stevensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Sotterley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Golden Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Sharptown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Whiteleysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Reliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Scotts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Heritage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellevue, see our County-by-County Page for Bellevue.
Cemeteries Near Bellevue ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellevue.
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 Bellevue - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellevue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Oxford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old John Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rattlesnake Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
- The St. Luke's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lukes Cemetery
- Hole-in-the-Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Round Top Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Readly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Old Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bellevue had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellevue, with the one closest to Bellevue listed first.
- Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Royal Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kirkham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Saint Michaels
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neavitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Hambleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bozman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Cornersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Lloyds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trappe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellevue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellevue.
Newspapers Published in Bellevue ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellevue.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellevue, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellevue.
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 Bellevue:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex 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> | 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 Bellevue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Bellevue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |