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 Belvedere Woodland (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 Belvedere Woodland. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Belvedere Woodland is located in Saint Mary'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 Saint Mary's County: Calvert & Charles.
Below are the counties that are near Belvedere Woodland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belvedere Woodland:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Belvedere Woodland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- Callaway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Great Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Town Creek Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Leonardtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tall Timbers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lexington Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Drayden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Breton Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Piney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- Solomons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Dowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Mackall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Broomes Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Brianwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Hellen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Cove Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- Cobb Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Benedict
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Victoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Independence Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Morgantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Hughesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bryantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bel Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Malcolm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Taylors Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Crapo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Wingate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Bishops Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Crocheron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Toddville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Thomas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Woolford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Horsehead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Westwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Essex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- Layton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Occupacia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Tappahannock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Dunnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Bowlers Wharf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- Ninde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Dahlgren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Lancaster County (VA)
- Alfonso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rainswood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Lara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Ophelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Sunnybank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- Rich Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Tallent Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Newland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Naylors
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Downings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Simonson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- Tucker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Hinnom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Machodoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Griffiths Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bryant Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Montross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Baynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Colonial Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belvedere Woodland, see our County-by-County Page for Belvedere Woodland.
Cemeteries Near Belvedere Woodland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belvedere Woodland.
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 Belvedere Woodland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belvedere Woodland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- St. Georges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Face Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joy Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Charles Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Belvedere Woodland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belvedere Woodland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belvedere Woodland, with the one closest to Belvedere Woodland listed first.
- Great Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leonardtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coles Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Saint Marys City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Solomons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Sotterley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Drumcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Loveville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belvedere Woodland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belvedere Woodland.
Newspapers Published in Belvedere Woodland ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belvedere Woodland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belvedere Woodland, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belvedere Woodland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Belvedere Woodland:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Essex County
- King George County
- Lancaster County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Belvedere Woodland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Belvedere Woodland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |