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 Compton (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 Compton. 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 northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Compton is located in Charles 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 Charles County: Calvert, Prince George's, Saint Mary's, Fairfax (VA), King George (VA), Prince William (VA), Stafford (VA) & Westmoreland (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Compton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Compton:
- Charles County (The home county of Compton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Ironsides
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- McConchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Doncaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Nanjemoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Air
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Port Tobacco Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Port Tobacco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bel Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Faulkner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marbury is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- La Plata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Abington Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Adelina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Bowens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Barstow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Battle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hellen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Academy Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Calvert Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Central Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Huntingtown Town Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Accokeek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Thrift
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Fort Foote Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Friendly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Aquasco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Blandford Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Brandywine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- The Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Horsehead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Budds Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Charlotte Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hurry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blakistone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Helen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Bushwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Clements
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Golden Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Morganza
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Avenue
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Arlington Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Caroline County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Moss Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Olney Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Port Royal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Samuels Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Stuart Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Loretto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Occupacia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Occoquan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pohick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Fort Hunt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hybla Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Newington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Groveton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Franconia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Belle Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Huntington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Falls Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Offutt Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Fauquier County (VA)
- Brent Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Fredericksburg City (VA)
- Fredericksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Hooes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Hampstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Dahlgren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Weedonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Fairview Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Alden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Edgehill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Ninde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Arnolds Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Quantico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Georgetown Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Triangle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <1>
- Dale City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joplin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Marumsco Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Montclair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Agnewville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Minnieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Lake Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County (VA)
- Newland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Waverly Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Massaponax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Spotsylvania
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Aquia Harbour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodlanding Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Canterbury Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- King James Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- North Potomac
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Falmouth Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Colonial Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Nash Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Potomac Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Leedstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Baynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Bryant Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Montross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Compton, see our County-by-County Page for Compton.
Cemeteries Near Compton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Compton.
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 Compton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Compton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Katherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Ark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Port Tabacco Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Bumbrey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Compton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Compton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Hill Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Grayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grayton is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- McConchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Doncaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Nanjemoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Port Tobacco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Owens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Owens is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
- Popes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Popes Creek is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Creek
- Faulkner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bel Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Springhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Hampstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Ambar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Compton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Compton.
Newspapers Published in Compton ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Compton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Compton, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Compton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Compton:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Charles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland 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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Compton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Compton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |