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 Brighton Woods (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brighton Woods. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest 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 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.
Brighton Woods 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 Brighton Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brighton Woods:
- Calvert County (The home county of Brighton Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Sunderland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huntingtown Town Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huntingtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Parran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Academy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Owings Town Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Apple Greene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Abington Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Jewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Tracys Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Churchton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Lothian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shady Side
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Malcolm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Benedict
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Mattawoman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Huntington Townhouses
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Acton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Westlake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Taylors Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Lloyds
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Woolford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Church Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Algonquin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Patamoke Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Fishing Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Aquasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Eagle Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Westwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Orme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- North Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Horsehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Croom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- The Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Cheltenham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Marlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Brandywine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Mattapex
(22 miles [35.4 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 northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Cheslou Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grasonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Narrows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Guys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Golden Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Charlotte Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Helen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Morganza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Sotterley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Loveville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Hollywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Budds Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clements
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hurry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Sherwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Bozman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Harper ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Saint Michaels
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Chinquapin Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Arlington Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Belle Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Hybla Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Groveton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Huntington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Penn Daw Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Burgundy Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Rose Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Franconia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brighton Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Brighton Woods.
Cemeteries Near Brighton Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brighton Woods.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brighton Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brighton Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- All Saints Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miranda Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingtown UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Harmony UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Patuxent UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hampton Plantation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Southern Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler - Tanyhill Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Methodist Episcopal Church South
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Carter's UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friendship UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys 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 Brighton Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brighton Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brighton Woods, with the one closest to Brighton Woods listed first.
- Sunderland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huntingtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Parran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Chaneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chaneyville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneyville
- Willows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Lower Marlboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Marlboro is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro
- Plum Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Dunkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Aquasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Westwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Tracys Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brighton Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brighton Woods.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Brighton Woods:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Calvert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington 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> | 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. |
| <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 Brighton Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |