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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 Denby Hill (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 Denby Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Denby Hill is located in Saint Mary's County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Mary's County: Calvert & Charles.

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

  • Saint Mary's County     (The home county of Denby Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Bushwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Milestown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
    • Blakistone
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
    • Avenue
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Abell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
    • Clements
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Compton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
    • Coltons Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chaptico
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Breton Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
    • Helen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Hellen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hellen is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
    • Adelina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Adelina is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
    • Battle ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Battle is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Broomes Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowens is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
    • Mackall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mackall is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
    • Mutual Consent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
    • Coster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Coster is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Cove View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Dowell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Buena Vista
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Another Place
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Another Place is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Rock Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rock Point is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Cobb Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Victoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
    • Newburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgantown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Morgantown is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Independence Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Faulkner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Benedict
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hughesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bel Alton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Air
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Air is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
    • Bryantown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Taylors Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fishing Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Golden Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Eagle Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Aquasco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
    • Cedarhaven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
    • Horsehead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Orme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Orme is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
    • Cedarville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Westwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Westwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Brandywine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • The Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • North Keys
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • North Keys is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
    • Accokeek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blandford Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
  • Caroline County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Port Royal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Samuels Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
    • Central Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Central Point is located in Caroline County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
    • Moss Neck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Moss Neck is located in Caroline County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
    • Olney Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Olney Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
    • Stuart Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
  • Essex County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Layton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
    • Loretto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Occupacia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
    • Lloyds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lloyds is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
    • Tappahannock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Beazley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Beazley is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
    • Dunbrooke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
    • Dunnsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • King George County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Dahlgren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ninde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
    • Alden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Alden is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Hooes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
    • Shiloh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Edgehill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
    • Hampstead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
    • Weedonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
    • Ambar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
    • King George
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Somerset Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
    • Arnolds Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
  • Northumberland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Morrisons Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
    • Lodge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
    • Bundick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
    • Rainswood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
    • Heathsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Newland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
    • Tallent Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
    • Naylors
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
    • Rich Neck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Warsaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Warsaw is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <1>
    • Emmerton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
    • Farnham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
    • Simons Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
  • Stafford County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Willamsburg on the Potomac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Loy Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
    • Woodlanding Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
  • Westmoreland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denby Hill, with the one closest to Denby Hill listed first.
    • Bryant Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
    • Colonial Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Chiltons
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
    • Baynesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
    • Hinnom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
    • Potomac Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
    • Monroe Hall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
    • Montross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <1>
    • Machodoc
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
    • Nash Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
    • Oak Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove

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

Cemeteries Near Denby Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denby Hill.

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 Denby Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • All Saints Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Holy Ghost Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Charles Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Mary's Queen of Peace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • John Wesley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Galilee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Denby Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Denby Hill.

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

  • Milestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
  • River Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • River Springs is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Springs
  • Oakley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakley is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Rock Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rock Point is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
  • Compton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Chaptico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tompkinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Tompkinsville is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
  • Leonardtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Loveville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
  • Morganza
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
  • Budds Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
  • Colonial Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oakville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Laurel Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel Grove is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
    • Wicomico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wicomico is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicomico

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

Newspapers Published in Denby Hill ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denby Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denby Hill, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Denby Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Denby Hill:

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 Denby Hill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Denby Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.