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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 Bradmoor (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 Bradmoor. 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.

Bradmoor is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Frederick, Howard, Prince George's, Fairfax (VA) & Loudoun (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Bradmoor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bradmoor:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Bradmoor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradmoor, with the one closest to Bradmoor listed first.
    • Landon Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Landon Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
    • English Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • English Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Georgetown Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Georgetown Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
    • Lone Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bethesda
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chevy Chase Section Five
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Chevy Chase View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
    • Chevy Chase Section Three
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Chevy Chase Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
    • Chevy Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cabin John
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Echo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradmoor, with the one closest to Bradmoor listed first.
    • Maryland City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
    • Annapolis Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Geraghty Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
    • Jessup
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crofton Village Green
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
    • Crofton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
    • Meade Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
    • Odenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Stonegate Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
    • Dorsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Lake Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Crofton Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradmoor, with the one closest to Bradmoor listed first.
    • Beechfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oaklee Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Violetville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Baltimore County
  • Carroll County
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradmoor, with the one closest to Bradmoor listed first.
    • Bryans Road
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • South Hampton Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Freedom Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Freedom Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Pomonkey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Potomac Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
    • Bennsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bennsville is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
    • Indian Head
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Riverview Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Riverview Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
    • Westlake Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Westlake Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Acton Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Acton Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
    • Mattawoman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • Waldorf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Frederick County
  • Howard County
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradmoor, with the one closest to Bradmoor listed first.
    • Adelphi
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Chillum
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Langley Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brentwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Brentwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <1>
    • College Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hyattsville Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hyattsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Brentwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Brentwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brentwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • University Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • University Park is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
    • Cottage City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
    • Mount Rainier
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Berwyn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Alexandria City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradmoor, with the one closest to Bradmoor listed first.
    • Arlandria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakcrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Warwick Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
    • Chinquapin Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
    • Alexandria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradmoor, with the one closest to Bradmoor listed first.
    • Cherrydale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Garden City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Riverwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
    • Arlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Colonial Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Brandon Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Buckingham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Arlington Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
  • Fairfax City (VA)
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradmoor, with the one closest to Bradmoor listed first.
    • Langley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Salona Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
    • McLean
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pimmit Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
    • Seven Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ash Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
    • Dunn Loring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Idylwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
    • Shouse Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
    • Tysons Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Great Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Falls Church City (VA)
  • Fauquier County (VA)
  • Loudoun County (VA)
  • Manassas City (VA)
  • Manassas Park City (VA)
    • Manassas Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Prince William County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bradmoor, with the one closest to Bradmoor listed first.
    • Yorkshire Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
    • Yorkshire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkshire is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Lake Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Agnewville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Marumsco Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
    • Woodbridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Buckhall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Loch Lomond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
    • Sudley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sudley is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
    • Crestwood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
    • Iron Gate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Iron Gate is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • West Gate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Gate is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bradmoor, see our County-by-County Page for Bradmoor.

Cemeteries Near Bradmoor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bradmoor.

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 Bradmoor - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bradmoor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bradmoor, with the one closest to Bradmoor listed first.

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 Bradmoor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bradmoor.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bradmoor, with the one closest to Bradmoor listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bradmoor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bradmoor.

Newspapers Published in Bradmoor ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bradmoor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bradmoor, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bradmoor.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Bradmoor:

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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
<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 Bradmoor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Bradmoor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.