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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 Burnt Mills (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 Burnt Mills. 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 Burnt Mills ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Burnt Mills: Burnt Mls. (or less commonly used: Burnt Mlls.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Burnt Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Burnt Mills.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.

Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Frederick, Howard, Prince George's, Fairfax (VA) & Loudoun (VA).

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

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Burnt Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Mills, with the one closest to Burnt Mills listed first.
    • White Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Burnt Mills Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
    • Kemp Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Kemp Mill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Mill
    • Hillandale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Indian Spring Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
    • Colesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Clifton Park Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
    • Wheaton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fairland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenmont Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenmont Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmont Village
    • Lutes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Glen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
    • Linden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Mills, with the one closest to Burnt Mills listed first.
    • Maryland City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
    • Annapolis Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jessup
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Geraghty Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
    • Crofton Village Green
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
    • Odenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Crofton Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
    • Crofton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
    • Hidden Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
    • Meade Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
    • Pioneer City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
    • Dorsey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Lake Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Mills, with the one closest to Burnt Mills listed first.
    • Beechfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Oaklee Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Violetville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Carroll
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Edmondson Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Brooklyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Curtis Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Gwynn Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Baltimore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Old Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Woodberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
    • Charles Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
  • Baltimore County
  • Calvert County
  • Carroll County
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Mills, with the one closest to Burnt Mills listed first.
    • Acton Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Acton Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
    • Mattawoman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • White Oak Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • White Oak Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
    • Bryans Road
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • South Hampton Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Waldorf
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Westlake Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Westlake Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Bennsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bennsville is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
    • Freedom Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Freedom Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Pomonkey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Charles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Charles is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Potomac Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
  • Frederick County
  • Howard County
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Mills, with the one closest to Burnt Mills listed first.
    • Adelphi
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Langley Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chillum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Berwyn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • College Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beltsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Berwyn Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Hyattsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • University Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • University Park is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
    • Boxwood Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
    • Brentwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Brentwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <1>
    • East Riverdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Riverdale is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Riverdale
    • Edmonston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Edmonston is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Alexandria City (VA)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Mills, with the one closest to Burnt Mills listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Riverwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherrydale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Arlington Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Brandon Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Buckingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsburg Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
  • Fairfax City (VA)
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Mills, with the one closest to Burnt Mills listed first.
    • Langley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McLean
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salona Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
    • Pimmit Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
    • Seven Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ash Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
    • Baileys Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Idylwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
    • Jefferson Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Tysons Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunn Loring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Great Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Falls Church City (VA)
  • Loudoun County (VA)
  • Manassas Park City (VA)
    • Manassas Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prince William County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Mills, with the one closest to Burnt Mills listed first.
    • Lake Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Agnewville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marumsco Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
    • Woodbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yorkshire Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
    • Yorkshire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkshire is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Loch Lomond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond

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

Cemeteries Near Burnt Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnt Mills.

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 Burnt Mills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burnt Mills had a population of 116 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Burnt Mills ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnt Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burnt Mills, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burnt Mills.

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 Burnt Mills:

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 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.
<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 Burnt Mills, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnt Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.