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 Eagle Harbor (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 Eagle Harbor. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Eagle Harbor ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Eagle Harbor: Eagle Hbr. (or less commonly used: Eagle Harb. or Eagle Hrbr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Eagle Harbor. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Harbor.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George'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 Prince George's County: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Alexandria City (VA) & Fairfax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Eagle Harbor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagle Harbor:
- Prince George's County (The home county of Eagle Harbor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Aquasco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Brandywine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Croom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Cheltenham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Rosaryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Pindell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Baywalker Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Tracys Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Lothian
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Churchton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Galesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Abington Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Barstow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Prince Frederick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown Town Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Central Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Academy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Adelina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Bowens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Benedict
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Malcolm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Hughesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bryantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Oak Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Huntington Townhouses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Acton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Mattawoman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Waldorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Westlake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Thomas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Taylors Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- James
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hills Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Lloyds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Woolford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Golden Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Church Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fishing Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Queen Anne's County
- Mattapex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Golden Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Charlotte Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summerseat Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Helen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Morganza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Budds Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loveville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Sotterley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Clements
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hollywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Sherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Bozman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Chinquapin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Oakcrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlington County (VA)
- Arlington Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Hybla Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Belle Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Groveton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Huntington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Penn Daw Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Franconia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pohick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Dahlgren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Alden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Bryant Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Chiltons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagle Harbor, see our County-by-County Page for Eagle Harbor.
Cemeteries Near Eagle Harbor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagle Harbor.
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 Eagle Harbor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eagle Harbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Dominics Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- The Asberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80716 <2>
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patuxent UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingtown UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miranda Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- All Faith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Eagle Harbor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eagle Harbor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagle Harbor, with the one closest to Eagle Harbor listed first.
- Aquasco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Benedict
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Burch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burch is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch
- Hughesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Malcolm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Adelina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Bowens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Parran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Lower Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Marlboro is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Charlotte Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Horsehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Sunderland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eagle Harbor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagle Harbor.
Newspapers Published in Eagle Harbor ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Harbor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagle Harbor, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagle Harbor.
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 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 Eagle Harbor:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Prince George's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax County
- King George 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 Eagle Harbor, 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- Eagle Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |