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 Brownsville (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 Brownsville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Brownsville is located in Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Brownsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brownsville:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Brownsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Centreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Queenstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Indian Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Ruthsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Grasonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Kent Narrows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Roe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Church Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cheslou Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Gibson Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Yorktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cape Saint Claire
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Lynwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Saint Margarets
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Highland Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Kimberly Woods Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Woods Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Woods Village
- Lake Shore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Watergate Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Curtis Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Fort Howard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Sparrows Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Bowleys Quarters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- North Point Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Biscayne Bay Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dundee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Hartland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Dundalk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Essex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Bridgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ridgely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Thomas Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Hollingsworth Circle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Maple Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Goldsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oil City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Tuckahoe Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Earleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cecilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- John Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Michaelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Edgewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Perryman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Van Bibber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Joppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Abingdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belcamp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Cliffs City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Edesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Worton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Kennedyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Still Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Wye Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tappers Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Tunis Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Leeds Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Talbot Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Claiborne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Tunis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Easton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Marydel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sandtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Whiteleysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hartly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Willow Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Hickman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Dinahs Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Blackiston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Kenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- New Castle County (DE)
- Vandyke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Sussex County (DE)
- Scotts Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brownsville, see our County-by-County Page for Brownsville.
Cemeteries Near Brownsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brownsville.
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 Brownsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brownsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Gouldtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grasonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grasonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wye of Carmichael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bond Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Hadaway Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Brownsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brownsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brownsville, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Centreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Queenstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Overton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Carville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carville
- Crosby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Carmichael
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carmichael is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Wye Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Starr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hayden is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Guys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ruthsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Willoughby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Roe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brownsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownsville.
Newspapers Published in Brownsville ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brownsville, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brownsville.
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 websites either 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 Brownsville:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Dorchester County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brownsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brownsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |