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 Breezy Point (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 Breezy Point. 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 Breezy Point ...
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 Breezy Point: Breezy Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Breezy Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Breezy Point.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Breezy Point 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 Breezy Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Breezy Point:
- Calvert County (The home county of Breezy Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Point, with the one closest to Breezy Point listed first.
- Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Angelica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Summer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Parran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Chesapeake Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunderland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Huntingtown Town Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntingtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prince Frederick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert Towne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Abington Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Point, with the one closest to Breezy Point listed first.
- Fairhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baywalker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Tracys Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Churchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Greenock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Galesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Idlewilde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Lothian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shady Side
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Caroline County
- Tanyard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Point, with the one closest to Breezy Point listed first.
- Benedict
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Hughesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bryantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Huntington Townhouses
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Acton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Westlake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- White Plains Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Point, with the one closest to Breezy Point listed first.
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Taylors Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Lloyds
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Woolford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Church Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Algonquin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Patamoke Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Fishing Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Point, with the one closest to Breezy Point listed first.
- Eagle Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Aquasco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Westwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- North Keys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Croom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- The Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Cheltenham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Marlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Brandywine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Point, with the one closest to Breezy Point listed first.
- Mattapex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Bay City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Cheslou Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stevensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grasonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Kent Narrows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Point, with the one closest to Breezy Point listed first.
- Golden Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Sotterley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Charlotte Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Hollywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Helen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Morganza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Loveville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- California
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Town Creek Manor
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Budds Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breezy Point, with the one closest to Breezy Point listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Claiborne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Saint Michaels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Fairfax County (VA)
- Fort Hunt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Breezy Point, see our County-by-County Page for Breezy Point.
Cemeteries Near Breezy Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Breezy Point.
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 Breezy Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Breezy Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Breezy Point, with the one closest to Breezy Point listed first.
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patuxent UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miranda Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntingtown UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Harmony UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friendship UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Hampton Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Asberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Breezy Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Breezy Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Breezy Point, with the one closest to Breezy Point listed first.
- Plum Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Parran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Sunderland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Fairhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Port Republic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Governor Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Governor Run is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Run
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chaneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chaneyville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneyville
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lower Marlboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Marlboro is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro
- Bowens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Mutual
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Breezy Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Breezy Point.
Newspapers Published in Breezy Point ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Breezy Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Breezy Point, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Breezy Point.
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 Breezy Point:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Calvert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Caroline County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Fairfax 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 Breezy Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Breezy Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |