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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bridewell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bridewell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bridewell, please Contact Us.

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 Bridewell (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 Bridewell. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bridewell is historic, it would have been located within present day Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Howard, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's & Talbot.

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

  • Anne Arundel County     (The home county of Bridewell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Jessup
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dorsey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Annapolis Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Harmans
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
    • Meade Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
    • Pioneer City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
    • Severn Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
    • Severn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Geraghty Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
    • Maryland City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
    • Danza Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Oaklee Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Beechfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
    • Violetville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Violetville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
    • Brooklyn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Carroll
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Curtis Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Edmondson Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Gwynn Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Baltimore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Woodberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
    • Charles Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
  • Baltimore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Orange Grove ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Frederick Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
    • Arbutus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Halethorpe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Catonsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Baltimore Highlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
    • Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Daniels ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Daniels is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Former names for Daniels:
      • Alberton
      • Elsyville
    • Franklintown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
    • Hollofield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
    • Windsor Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
    • Woodlawn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Chaney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Chaney is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
    • Dunkirk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Apple Greene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
    • Dunkirk Town Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
    • Penwick Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Henryton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Henryton is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
    • Gaither
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Gaither is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
    • Sykesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Eldersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Morgan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Morgan is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Piney Ridge Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
    • Woodbine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Watersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Watersville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
    • Finksburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Klee Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Mount Airy Village West
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Smith Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
    • Bartholows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bartholows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
    • Green Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Green Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Monrovia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sams Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
  • Harford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Joppa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Aladdin Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
    • Glenshire Towne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
    • Savage
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodland Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Guilford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Guilford is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Oak View Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak View Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
    • North Laurel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • North Laurel is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
    • Elkridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawyers Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
    • Hammond Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hammond Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
    • Leishear Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Leishear Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
    • Scaggsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Rock Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Edesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Edesville is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Blackburn Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Burtonsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fairland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Spencerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
    • Cloverly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
    • Colesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bonifant Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
    • Brinklow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
    • Old Salem Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Old Salem Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Village
    • Paint Branch Farms
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
    • Brighton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Laurel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • South Laurel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
    • West Laurel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
    • Beltsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn Dale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Goddard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Goddard is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
    • Boxwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
    • Greenbelt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Collington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Collington is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
    • Berwyn Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 southwest)
      • Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Bowie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Bay City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Stevensville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mattapex
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
    • Cheslou Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
  • Alexandria City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Arlandria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
    • Warwick Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
    • Alexandria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chinquapin Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
    • Oakcrest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Riverwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Cherrydale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Lyon Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Arlington Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Arlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Brandon Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Buckingham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Williamsburg Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Langley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • McLean
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Salona Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
    • Baileys Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pimmit Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
    • Seven Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ash Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
    • Huntington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Idylwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
    • Jefferson Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Lake Barcroft
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
    • Tysons Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Falls Church City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridewell, with the one closest to Bridewell listed first.
    • Falls Church
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Offutt Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
    • West Falls Church
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church

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

Cemeteries Near Bridewell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridewell.

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

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

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

While we didn't find Bridewell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bridewell.

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

  • Jessup
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Savage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Annapolis Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dorsey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
  • Guilford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Guilford is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Laurel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Severn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harmans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
  • Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mistletoe Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
  • Elkridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Contee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Contee is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Patuxent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Patuxent is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patuxent
    • Odenton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellham Crossroads ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Wellham Crossroads is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellham Crossroads

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

Newspapers Published in Bridewell ...

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 Bridewell.

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

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 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 Bridewell:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bridewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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- Bridewell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.