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 Bluff Woods (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 Bluff Woods. 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 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.
Bluff Woods 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 Bluff Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluff Woods:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Bluff Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Abell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Compton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Breton Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Coltons Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avenue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bushwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Clements
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blakistone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Leonardtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hurry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Loveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Broomes Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Solomons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Battle ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Coster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Drum Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Adelina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Another Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Mutual Consent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Cobb Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Morgantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benedict
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Independence Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Faulkner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bel Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Bryantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Taylors Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Horsehead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- The Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Caroline County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Central Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Samuels Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Essex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Layton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Loretto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Occupacia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Tappahannock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beazley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beazley is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunbrooke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Dunnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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 Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Alden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Dahlgren
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ninde
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Hooes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgehill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hampstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Weedonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- King George
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ambar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Port Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Port Conway is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Somerset Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Rainswood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Newland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Tallent Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Rich Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Naylors
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Warsaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Emmerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Downings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Bryant Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Hinnom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Chiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Baynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Machodoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Montross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Colonial Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monroe Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Nomini Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Tucker Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluff Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Bluff Woods.
Cemeteries Near Bluff Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluff Woods.
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 Bluff Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluff Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- All Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charles Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Queen of Peace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Currioman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Galilee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bluff Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bluff Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluff Woods, with the one closest to Bluff Woods listed first.
- Oakley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Compton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- River Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River Springs is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Springs
- Milestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Leonardtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Loveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Chaptico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morganza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Coles Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Hollywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Laurel Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Tompkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluff Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluff Woods.
Newspapers Published in Bluff Woods ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluff Woods, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluff Woods.
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 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 Bluff Woods:
- 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
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- King George 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> | 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 Bluff Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bluff Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |