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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 Clinton (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 Clinton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Clinton 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 Clinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clinton:

  • Prince George's County     (The home county of Clinton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Camp Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Auth Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Auth Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auth Village
    • Blandford Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
    • Thrift
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosaryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
    • Morningside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Morningside is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
    • Temple Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheltenham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
    • Friendly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Friendly is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
    • Forestville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
    • Brandywine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Anne Arundel County
  • Calvert County
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Mattawoman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • Acton Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Acton Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
    • White Oak Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • White Oak Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
    • Waldorf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Westlake Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Westlake Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Saint Charles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Charles is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • White Plains
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Malcolm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bennsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bennsville is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
    • Freedom Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Freedom Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Bryans Road
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • North Laurel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • North Laurel is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
    • Fulton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hammond Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hammond Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
    • Leishear Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Leishear Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
    • Savage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Scaggsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenshire Towne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
    • Aladdin Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
    • Guilford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Highland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak View Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oak View Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
    • Simpsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Simpsonville is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Takoma Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Silver Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton Park Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
    • Brookmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
    • Chevy Chase Section Five
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Chevy Chase
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin's Additions
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Somerset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Somerset is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
    • Hillandale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Bethesda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Queen Anne's County
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Charlotte Hall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Golden Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Mechanicsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Budds Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Chaptico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Helen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
    • Summerseat Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • Morganza
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Loveville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Tilghman Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Tilghman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
  • Alexandria City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Alexandria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Arlandria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Warwick Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
    • Chinquapin Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
    • Oakcrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Arlington Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Arlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brandon Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Buckingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Colonial Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Cherrydale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Williamsburg Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
    • Fort Hunt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
    • Belle Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Huntington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Penn Daw Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
    • Burgundy Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
    • Groveton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Hybla Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
    • Mount Vernon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Baileys Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Franconia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lincolnia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
  • Falls Church City (VA)
  • King George County (VA)
  • Manassas Park City (VA)
    • Manassas Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Prince William County (VA)

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

Cemeteries Near Clinton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clinton.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clinton had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Clinton ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clinton.

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 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 Clinton:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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 Clinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.