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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Budds Ferry (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 Budds Ferry. 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.

Name Variations for Budds Ferry ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

While the name of this community is Budds Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Budds Ferry may originally have been Budd's Ferry.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Budds Ferry might be written as Budd Ferry.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Budds Ferry is located in Charles 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 Charles County: Calvert, Prince George's, Saint Mary's, Fairfax (VA), King George (VA), Prince William (VA), Stafford (VA) & Westmoreland (VA).

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

  • Charles County     (The home county of Budds Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Doncaster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Doncaster is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
    • Nanjemoy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironsides
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ironsides is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
    • Mattawoman Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
    • Marbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Marbury is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
    • Indian Head
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverview Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
    • Potomac Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
    • McConchie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • McConchie is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
    • Port Tobacco Riviera
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
    • Pomonkey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pomonkey is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
    • South Hampton Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • Brookmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Accokeek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Washington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Piscataway ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
    • Fort Foote Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
    • Friendly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Friendly is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
    • Thrift
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Thrift is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
    • Blandford Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
    • Brandywine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
    • Oxon Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Budds Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
    • Charlotte Hall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Chaptico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mechanicsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hurry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
    • Blakistone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
    • Helen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
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    • Bushwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Milestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
  • Alexandria City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Alexandria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chinquapin Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
    • Oakcrest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
    • Warwick Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
    • Arlandria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Arlington Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Brandon Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Buckingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Arlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Garden City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Cherrydale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
    • Colonial Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Riverwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Williamsburg Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
  • Caroline County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Moss Neck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Moss Neck is located in Caroline County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
    • Olney Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Olney Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
    • Port Royal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Samuels Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
    • Stuart Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
    • New London
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • New London is located in Caroline County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Culpeper County (VA)
    • Kellys Ford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
  • Fairfax City (VA)
    • Fairfax
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <2>
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Occoquan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <2>
    • Lorton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pohick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
    • Newington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Springfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • West Springfield is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
    • Burke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Clifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
    • Franconia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fort Hunt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
    • Hybla Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
  • Falls Church City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Falls Church
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Offutt Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
    • West Falls Church
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
  • Fauquier County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Brent Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Brent Town is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
    • Catlett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackwell Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
    • Midland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bealeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Opal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Opal is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
    • Remington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Frytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Frytown is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
  • Fredericksburg City (VA)
    • Fredericksburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • King George County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Fairview Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Fairview Beach is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
    • Somerset Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
    • Ambar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
    • Hampstead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
    • Hooes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
    • Weedonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
    • Arnolds Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
    • Dahlgren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • King George
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Edgehill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
    • Alden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Alden is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Ninde
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
  • Manassas City (VA)
    • Manassas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Manassas is located in Manassas City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <2>
  • Manassas Park City (VA)
    • Manassas Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Wilderness
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilderness is located in Orange County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
    • Indian Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Indian Town is located in Orange County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
  • Prince William County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Quantico
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <2>
    • Chamberlain Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
    • Triangle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dumfries
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <2>
    • Georgetown Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
    • Joplin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Joplin is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
    • Montclair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Marumsco Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
    • Woodbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Minnieville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
    • Agnewville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
  • Spotsylvania County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Waverly Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
    • Dunavant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
    • Leavells
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
    • Massaponax
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Brockroad
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
    • Spotsylvania Courthouse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Spotsylvania Courthouse is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotsylvania Courthouse
    • Spotsylvania
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Todds Tavern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
    • Thornburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Snell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stafford County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Aquia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
    • Widewater Village at Stafford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Aquia Harbour
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
    • Loy Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
    • Willamsburg on the Potomac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Canterbury Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
    • Stafford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • King James Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • King James Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
    • Meadowood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
    • Woodlanding Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
    • North Potomac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Potomac is located in Stafford County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
    • Northridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Northridge is located in Stafford County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
  • Westmoreland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Budds Ferry, with the one closest to Budds Ferry listed first.
    • Maple Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Colonial Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
    • Nash Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Potomac Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
    • Leedstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown

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

Cemeteries Near Budds Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Budds Ferry.

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 Budds Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Chicamuxen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexandria Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Triangle Public Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dumfries Public Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quantico National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Emory Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Durham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Ignatius of Loyola Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardens Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Aquia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Neabsco Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Marbury Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Quantico
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <2>
  • Doncaster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Doncaster is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
  • Cherry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Nanjemoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dumfries
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <2>
  • Grayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grayton is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
  • Hill Top
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hill Top is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Pisgah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pisgah is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Garrisonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Neabsco Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Neabsco Hills is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neabsco Hills
  • Glymont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Glymont is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymont
  • Onville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Onville is located in Stafford County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Riverside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverside is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Minnieville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
    • Woodbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Budds Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Budds Ferry.

Newspapers Published in Budds Ferry ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Budds Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Budds Ferry, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Budds Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Budds Ferry:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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 Budds Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Budds Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.