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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 Fairhaven (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 Fairhaven. 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 Fairhaven ...

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.

Another variation: Fair Haven.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairhaven. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairhaven.

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.

Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairhaven:

  • Anne Arundel County     (The home county of Fairhaven)
  • Calvert County
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairhaven, with the one closest to Fairhaven listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Benedict
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mattawoman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • White Oak Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • White Oak Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
    • Hughesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldorf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Acton Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Acton Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
    • Independence Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Saint Charles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Charles is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Westlake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Fairhaven, with the one closest to Fairhaven listed first.
    • Hills Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
    • James
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloyds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylors Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Algonquin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
    • Woolford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
    • Church Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Patamoke Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
    • Golden Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairhaven, with the one closest to Fairhaven listed first.
    • Takoma Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton Park Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
    • Hillandale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Indian Spring Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
    • Silver Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • White Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • Prince George's County
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairhaven, with the one closest to Fairhaven listed first.
    • Mattapex
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Stevensville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheslou Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Grasonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Kent Narrows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
    • Guys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
    • Queenstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Bloomingdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairhaven, with the one closest to Fairhaven listed first.
    • Golden Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Charlotte Hall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerseat Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • Sotterley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Helen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
    • Morganza
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hollywood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Loveville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Budds Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chaptico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • California
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Talbot County
  • Alexandria City (VA)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairhaven, with the one closest to Fairhaven listed first.
    • Arlington Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Buckingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Colonial Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 west)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fairhaven, with the one closest to Fairhaven listed first.
    • Fort Hunt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
    • Belle Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Huntington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Burgundy Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
    • Groveton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Hybla Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
    • Penn Daw Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
    • Mount Vernon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Fairhaven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairhaven.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairhaven, with the one closest to Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Fairhaven ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairhaven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairhaven, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairhaven.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Fairhaven:

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 Fairhaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Fairhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.