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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 Cheverly (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 Cheverly. 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 southeast 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 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.

Cheverly is located in Prince George'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 Prince George's County: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Alexandria City (VA) & Fairfax (VA).

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

  • Prince George's County     (The home county of Cheverly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Kent Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
    • Kentland
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kentland is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
    • Ducat Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
    • Landover Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Landover
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bladensburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Edmonston
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Edmonston is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
    • Fairmount Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Fairmount Heights is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
    • Colmar Manor
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Colmar Manor is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
    • Brentwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Cottage City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
    • Capitol Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Maryland City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
    • Stonegate Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
    • Crofton Village Green
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
    • Crofton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
    • Crofton Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
    • Davidsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Annapolis Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Geraghty Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
    • Odenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gambrills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Beechfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklyn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Oaklee Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Violetville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carroll
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Curtis Bay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Edmondson Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Gwynn Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Baltimore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Baltimore County
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Chaney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunkirk Town Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
    • Dunkirk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Penwick Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
    • Apple Greene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Academy Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lower Marlboro Towne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
    • Owings Town Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
    • Owings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunderland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesapeake Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Henryton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Gaither
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sykesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Mattawoman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • Acton Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Acton Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
    • White Oak Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • White Oak Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
    • Waldorf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Westlake Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Westlake Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Bennsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Bennsville is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
    • Bryans Road
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Freedom Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Freedom Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Malcolm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Charles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint Charles is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • South Hampton Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Clifton Park Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
    • Takoma Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillandale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Indian Spring Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
    • Silver Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnt Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • White Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Burnt Mills Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
    • Chevy Chase Section Five
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Chevy Chase Section Three
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Chevy Chase
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chevy Chase Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Bay City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Mattapex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Alexandria City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Arlandria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexandria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Warwick Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
    • Chinquapin Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
    • Oakcrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Riverwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Arlington Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Arlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cherrydale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brandon Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Buckingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Garden City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Williamsburg Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Baileys Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burgundy Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
    • Huntington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Lake Barcroft
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
    • Penn Daw Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
    • Langley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Salona Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
    • Seven Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Groveton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Lincolnia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
    • Jefferson Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
  • Falls Church City (VA)
  • Loudoun County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Sugarland Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Countryside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Sterling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Prince William County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly listed first.
    • Marumsco Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
    • Woodbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Agnewville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckhall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
    • Minnieville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yorkshire Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
    • Yorkshire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Yorkshire is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

Cemeteries Near Cheverly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheverly.

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 Cheverly - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cheverly, with the one closest to Cheverly 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>

While we didn't find Cheverly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cheverly.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Cheverly ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheverly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheverly, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheverly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cheverly:

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 Cheverly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Cheverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.