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 Cooks Ferry (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 Cooks Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Cooks Ferry 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 Cooks Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cooks Ferry:
- Charles County (The home county of Cooks Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Doncaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Nanjemoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironsides
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mattawoman Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Marbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Indian Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- McConchie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Potomac Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
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- Port Tobacco Riviera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Port Tobacco Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Accokeek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Fort Foote Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Friendly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
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- Thrift
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Blandford Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Oxon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandywine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- The Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Budds Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Charlotte Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chaptico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hurry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Mechanicsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blakistone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Bushwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Milestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Oakcrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- 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
- Riverwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Caroline County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Olney Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Port Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Samuels Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New London is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Culpeper County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Essex County (VA)
- Loretto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Occoquan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pohick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Newington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Fort Hunt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Burke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Franconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yates Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yates Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Village
- Hybla Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Falls Church
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Offutt Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(28 miles [45.1 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)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Brent Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bealeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Remington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Frytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Opal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Fredericksburg City (VA)
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Somerset Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Hampstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Arnolds Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Hooes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Weedonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- King George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dahlgren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Alden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Wilderness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Indian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Quantico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Triangle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Georgetown Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Joplin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Montclair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dale City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minnieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Kopp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Agnewville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Marumsco Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Combat Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Waverly Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Dunavant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Massaponax
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spotsylvania Courthouse is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotsylvania Courthouse
- Spotsylvania
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Todds Tavern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Thornburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Parker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Snell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loy Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Aquia Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canterbury Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Woodlanding Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- North Potomac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Falmouth Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Northridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Maple Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Colonial Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Nash Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Leedstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooks Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Cooks Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Cooks Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooks Ferry.
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 Cooks Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooks Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Chicamuxen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle Public Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Durham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dumfries Public Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quantico National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aquia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Timmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aquia Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Stafford (VA).
- The Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Register Chapel Cemetery
- Register Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1116627 <2>
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 Cooks Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cooks Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cooks Ferry, with the one closest to Cooks Ferry listed first.
- Quantico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nanjemoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doncaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Grayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Dumfries
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Cherry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Hill Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
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- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Garrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Onville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Onville is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onville
- Neabsco Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neabsco Hills is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Glymont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glymont is located in Charles County
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- Ambar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Minnieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cooks Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooks Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Cooks Ferry ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooks Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooks Ferry, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooks Ferry.
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 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 Cooks Ferry:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Charles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Essex County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William 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 Cooks Ferry, 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 from Point A (ie- Cooks Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |