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 Clarks Landing (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 Clarks Landing. 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 Clarks Landing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Clarks Landing: Clarks Lndg. (or less commonly used: Clarks Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Clarks Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Clarks Landing may originally have been Clark's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Clarks Landing might be written as Clark Landing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clarks Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clarks Landing.
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 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 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.
Clarks Landing is located in Saint Mary'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 Saint Mary's County: Calvert & Charles.
Below are the counties that are near Clarks Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarks Landing:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Clarks Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Town Creek Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Sotterley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Hollywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Lexington Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Callaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Great Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leonardtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Summerseat Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Loveville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Valley Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Morganza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Compton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tracys Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Dowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Olivet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Solomons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drum Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Mackall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Brianwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Lusby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Broomes Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Benedict
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Independence Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Cobb Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hughesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Bryantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Faulkner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Huntington Townhouses
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bel Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Taylors Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fishing Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Lakesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Thomas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Crapo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Woolford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Andrews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- James
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Church Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toddville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Hills Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aquasco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Horsehead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Brandywine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Dahlgren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hooes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Ninde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rainswood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Rich Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Tallent Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Newland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Tucker Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Hinnom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Machodoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Kinsale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bryant Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Griffiths Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Chiltons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Baynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Colonial Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Monroe Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarks Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Clarks Landing.
Cemeteries Near Clarks Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarks Landing.
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 Clarks Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarks Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- Solomons Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Solomons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Joy Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eastern United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Clarks Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarks Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarks Landing, with the one closest to Clarks Landing listed first.
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Solomons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sollers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sollers is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
- Sotterley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Hollywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Drum Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Mackall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Drumcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Broomes Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Lusby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leonardtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Great Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Island Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarks Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarks Landing.
Newspapers Published in Clarks Landing ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarks Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarks Landing, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarks Landing.
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 Clarks Landing:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Talbot County
- King George County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | 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- Clarks Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Clarks Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |