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 Blue Dolphin Estates (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 Blue Dolphin Estates. 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 Blue Dolphin Estates ...
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 Blue Dolphin Estates: Blue Dolphin Ests.
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 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.
Blue Dolphin Estates 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 Blue Dolphin Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Dolphin Estates:
- Calvert County (The home county of Blue Dolphin Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Dolphin Estates, with the one closest to Blue Dolphin Estates listed first.
- Mutual
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Mutual Consent
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Battle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Port Republic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Another Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Hellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- 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 south)
- Adelina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Saint Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvert Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- 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 northwest)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Dolphin Estates, with the one closest to Blue Dolphin Estates listed first.
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tracys Landing
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Churchton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Lothian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Side
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Idlewilde
(26 miles [41.8 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 Blue Dolphin Estates, with the one closest to Blue Dolphin Estates listed first.
- Benedict
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Malcolm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Bryantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Huntington Townhouses
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mattawoman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Waldorf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Cobb Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Acton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Dolphin Estates, with the one closest to Blue Dolphin Estates listed first.
- Taylors Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Golden Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- James
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Woolford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Fishing Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Church Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lloyds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Lakesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Algonquin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 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 Blue Dolphin Estates, with the one closest to Blue Dolphin Estates listed first.
- 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
- Cedarhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Aquasco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- 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
- Horsehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- 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
- 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
- Brandywine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Blandford Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Dolphin Estates, with the one closest to Blue Dolphin Estates listed first.
- Sotterley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Golden Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Summerseat Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Hollywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Loveville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Morganza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Helen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Mechanicsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- California
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Town Creek Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Charlotte Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leonardtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chaptico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Dolphin Estates, with the one closest to Blue Dolphin Estates listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Royal Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Michaels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Dolphin Estates, with the one closest to Blue Dolphin Estates listed first.
- Dahlgren
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(30 miles [48.3 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 Blue Dolphin Estates, with the one closest to Blue Dolphin Estates listed first.
- Bryant Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Hinnom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Chiltons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Colonial Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Machodoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Tucker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Baynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Monroe Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Maple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Montross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Griffiths Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Dolphin Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Dolphin Estates.
Cemeteries Near Blue Dolphin Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Dolphin Estates.
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 Blue Dolphin Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Dolphin Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Dolphin Estates, with the one closest to Blue Dolphin Estates listed first.
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Waters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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<2> to the southeast of Mutual.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81751 <3>
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Asberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <3>
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Galilee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Blue Dolphin Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Dolphin Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Dolphin Estates, with the one closest to Blue Dolphin Estates listed first.
- Mutual
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Battle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Island Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Hellen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Port Republic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broomes Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Governor Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Governor Run is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Run
- Bowens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Adelina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Sandgates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgates
- Wallville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Saint Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Drumcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Mackall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Oakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Dolphin Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Dolphin Estates.
Newspapers Published in Blue Dolphin Estates ...
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 Blue Dolphin Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Dolphin Estates, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Dolphin Estates.
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 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 Blue Dolphin Estates:
- 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> | 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Dolphin Estates) 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 Blue Dolphin Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |