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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Crownsville (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 Crownsville. 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 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.

Crownsville is located in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Howard, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's & Talbot.

Below are the counties that are near Crownsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crownsville:

  • Anne Arundel County     (The home county of Crownsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crownsville, with the one closest to Crownsville listed first.
    • Arden on the Severn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Arden on the Severn is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden on the Severn
    • Herald Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Herald Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Harbor
    • Lusby Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rugby Hall Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Millersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bestgate
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crofton Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
    • Jones
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pack Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
    • Gambrills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Parole
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
    • Crofton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crownsville, with the one closest to Crownsville listed first.
    • Curtis Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Brooklyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Beechfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Carroll
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Oaklee Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Violetville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Baltimore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Old Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Edmondson Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Charles Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Anthonyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Gardenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Baltimore County
  • Calvert County
  • Carroll County
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crownsville, with the one closest to Crownsville listed first.
    • Mattawoman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • Malcolm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • White Oak Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • White Oak Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
  • Harford County
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crownsville, with the one closest to Crownsville listed first.
    • Aladdin Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
    • Elkridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawyers Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Savage
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenshire Towne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
    • Guilford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak View Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak View Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
    • Woodland Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • North Laurel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Laurel is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
    • Hammond Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hammond Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
    • Ilchester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ilchester is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
    • Leishear Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Leishear Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crownsville, with the one closest to Crownsville listed first.
    • Rock Hall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Edesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cliffs City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
    • Old Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Old Town is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Pomona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
  • Prince George's County
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crownsville, with the one closest to Crownsville listed first.
    • Bay City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Stevensville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mattapex
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cheslou Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Kent Narrows
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
    • Grasonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Guys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
    • Queenstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Bloomingdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Indian Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
    • Centreville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Talbot County
  • Alexandria City (VA)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crownsville, with the one closest to Crownsville listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Arlington Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Cherrydale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lyon Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Riverwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Arlington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Brandon Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Buckingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Garden City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Williamsburg Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crownsville, with the one closest to Crownsville listed first.
    • Belle Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Baileys Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burgundy Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
    • Penn Daw Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
    • Langley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Crownsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crownsville.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crownsville, with the one closest to Crownsville listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crownsville had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Waterbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterbury is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
  • Bestgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Benfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Benfield is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfield
  • Rutland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutland is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Parole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Parole is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parole
  • Revell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Revell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revell
  • Jones
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Round Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay
  • Robinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Robinson is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Gambrills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Conaways
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Conaways is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conaways
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Crownsville:

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 Crownsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.