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 Briscoe (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 Briscoe. 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 and 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.
Briscoe 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 Briscoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Briscoe:
- Calvert County (The home county of Briscoe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Broomes Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hellen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Mutual Consent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Another Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Battle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Mackall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Mutual
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Saint Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Port Republic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adelina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Bowens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Jewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tracys Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Churchton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Lothian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shady Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Benedict
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bryantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Cobb Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Huntington Townhouses
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bel Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Faulkner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Taylors Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Fishing Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Woolford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Hills Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Church Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Lloyds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Andrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Eagle Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Aquasco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cedarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- The Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Brandywine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Croom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Sotterley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Hollywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Summerseat Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Golden Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Loveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Morganza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- North Town Creek Manor
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Helen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- California
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leonardtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clements
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Royal Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Michaels
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Dahlgren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Ninde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Lodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Morrisons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Tallent Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Newland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Bryant Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Hinnom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Machodoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Tucker Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Chiltons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Colonial Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Monroe Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Montross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffiths Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Briscoe, see our County-by-County Page for Briscoe.
Cemeteries Near Briscoe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briscoe.
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 Briscoe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Briscoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waters Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Mutual.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81751 <3>
- Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Galilee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Joy Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Briscoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Briscoe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Briscoe, with the one closest to Briscoe listed first.
- Broomes Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Island Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Hellen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Sandgates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgates
- Drumcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Battle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Sotterley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Mackall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Mutual
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Sollers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sollers is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Bowens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Briscoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briscoe.
Newspapers Published in Briscoe ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briscoe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briscoe, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briscoe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Briscoe:
- 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
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- King George County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Briscoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Briscoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |