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 Columbia Forest (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 Columbia Forest. 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 Columbia Forest ...
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 Columbia Forest: Columbia Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Columbia Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Columbia Forest.
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 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.
Columbia Forest 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 Columbia Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Columbia Forest:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Columbia Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Chevy Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Bethesda
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Chevy Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Chevy Chase is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Chevy Chase Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Somerset
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Martin's Additions
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Bradmoor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County
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- English Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Landon Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Chevy Chase View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Maryland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jessup
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Geraghty Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Crofton Village Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Crofton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Odenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stonegate Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Crofton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Hidden Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Dorsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Beechfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Oaklee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Carroll
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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- Violetville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
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- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
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- Edmondson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Frederick Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
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- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
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- Daniels ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
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- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Arbutus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
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- Halethorpe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
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- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
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- Carriage Hill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
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- Franklintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
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- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Apple Greene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
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- Chaney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
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- Dunkirk Town Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
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- Dunkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
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- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Morgan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
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- Woodbine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gaither
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
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- Henryton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
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- Mount Airy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
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- Ridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
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- Watersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
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- Sykesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eldersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
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- Piney Ridge Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
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- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Bryans Road
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
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- Acton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
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- Bennsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
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- Freedom Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
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- Pomonkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
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- Potomac Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
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- Riverview Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County
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- Waldorf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
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- White Oak Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
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- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Green Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
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- Smith Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
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- Bartholows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
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- Mount Airy Village West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Park Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
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- Tuscarora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ijamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reels Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reels Mill is located in Frederick County
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- Adamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
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- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scaggsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
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- Leishear Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
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- North Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
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- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
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- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
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- Guilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
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- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Chillum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Langley Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adelphi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- College Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hyattsville Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hyattsville Hills is located in Prince George's County
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- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- University Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Brentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Rainier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Brentwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Brentwood is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Berwyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
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- Bladensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Arlandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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- Warwick Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Riverwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Cherrydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arlington Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Brandon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Buckingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Salona Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- McLean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Seven Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baileys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Dunn Loring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Jefferson Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Tysons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Great Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Falls Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
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- West Falls Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
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- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Sugarland Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Countryside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Ashburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lansdowne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Waxpool
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Arcola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Lenah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Marumsco Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Agnewville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Yorkshire Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Buckhall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Loch Lomond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Sudley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Iron Gate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- West Gate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Bull Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County (VA)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Columbia Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Columbia Forest.
Cemeteries Near Columbia Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Columbia Forest.
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 Columbia Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Columbia Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Grace Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Minor Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birch Family Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow - Whiting - Wilson Family Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birch - Campbell Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calloway UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hicks Family Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pelham Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Wunder Family Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison Family Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marcey Family Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Columbia Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Columbia Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Columbia Forest, with the one closest to Columbia Forest listed first.
- Bethesda
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Forest Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Kensington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sligo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sligo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Wheaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cabin John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Burnt Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Potomac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lewinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Hyattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Columbia Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbia Forest.
Newspapers Published in Columbia Forest ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Columbia Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Columbia Forest, 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 Columbia Forest.
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 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 Columbia Forest:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Carroll County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Prince George's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Columbia Forest, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Columbia Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |