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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 Briaridge (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 Briaridge. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Briaridge is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's & Loudoun (VA).

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

  • Howard County     (The home county of Briaridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Highland
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Clarksville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fulton is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Scaggsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Hammond Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
    • Simpsonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Simpsonville is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Dayton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Leishear Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Leishear Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
    • North Laurel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • North Laurel is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
    • Glenelg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Glenshire Towne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
    • Guilford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Guilford is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Maryland City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
    • Annapolis Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jessup
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dorsey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Geraghty Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
    • Lake Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Harmans
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
    • Meade Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
    • Pioneer City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
    • Severn Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
    • Severn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Odenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Beechfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
    • Oaklee Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Violetville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Violetville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
    • Carroll
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Edmondson Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Colonial Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Gwynn Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklyn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Curtis Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Baltimore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodberry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
  • Baltimore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Daniels ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Former names for Daniels:
      • Alberton
      • Elsyville
    • Frederick Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
    • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Granite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Granite is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Hollofield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
    • Catonsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Arbutus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carriage Hill Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
    • Hernwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
    • Windsor Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
    • Halethorpe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Franklintown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Henryton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Henryton is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
    • Gaither
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Gaither is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
    • Sykesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Morgan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Morgan is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Woodbine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Freedom Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Watersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Watersville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
    • Eldersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Piney Ridge Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
    • Nottingham Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
    • Mount Airy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Mount Airy Village West
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Smith Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
    • Bartholows
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bartholows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
    • Green Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Monrovia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Market
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ijamsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • New London
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • New London is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • Urbana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sams Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
    • Oak Orchard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
    • Unionville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Unionville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Ashton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brinklow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
    • Brighton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brighton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Spencerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
    • Sandy Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
    • Blackburn Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Burtonsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwood is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Brookeville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bonifant Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
    • Camelback Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • West Laurel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
    • Laurel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
    • Beltsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South Laurel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
    • Adelphi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Boxwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
    • Berwyn Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Berwyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • College Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Greenbelt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <1>
    • Langley Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Goddard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Goddard is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
  • Alexandria City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Arlandria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
    • Warwick Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
    • Chinquapin Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
    • Oakcrest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
    • Alexandria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Riverwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Cherrydale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Colonial Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Garden City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Williamsburg Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <1>
    • Brandon Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Buckingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Arlington Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
  • Fairfax City (VA)
    • Fairfax
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Langley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • McLean
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Salona Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
    • Great Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pimmit Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
    • Ash Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
    • Kenmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
    • Seven Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shouse Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
    • Springvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Tysons Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Baileys Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Falls Church City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Falls Church
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Offutt Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
    • West Falls Church
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
  • Loudoun County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briaridge, with the one closest to Briaridge listed first.
    • Sugarland Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
    • Countryside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Sterling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashburn Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
    • Lansdowne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ashburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Belmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Lucketts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts

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

Cemeteries Near Briaridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briaridge.

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

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

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

  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hopkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dorsey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Linthicum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Lukes Episcopal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Burtonsville.
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery of Montgomery
    • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #M: 28-37 <2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81726 <3>
  • Basil Griffith Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem United Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Episcopal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Warfield Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Warfield Family Cemetery is located
  • Norbeck Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Bonifant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Highland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ashton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ednor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ednor is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
  • Fulton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Clarksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
  • Brighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brighton is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Norwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Burtonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Simpsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Simpsonville is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Brookeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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    • Olney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Triadelphia ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Triadelphia is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
    • Oakdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale

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

Newspapers Published in Briaridge ...

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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briaridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briaridge, 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 Briaridge.

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 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 Briaridge:

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 Briaridge, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Briaridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.