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 Flowers of the Forest (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 Flowers of the Forest. 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 doctors and 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.
Flowers of the Forest 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 Flowers of the Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flowers of the Forest:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Flowers of the Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Lexington Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Great Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Callaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Town Creek Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Drayden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valley Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Tall Timbers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Piney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Solomons
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drum Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Brianwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Cove Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Lusby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mackall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Cobb Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Benedict
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Hughesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bryantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Taylors Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crapo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Lakesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Wingate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Andrews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Bishops Head
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Crocheron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Toddville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Woolford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Eagle Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Cedarhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Aquasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Chance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deal Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wenona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Ewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
- Smith Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Dames Quarter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tylerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Jesterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Nanticoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Essex County (VA)
- Layton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Lancaster County (VA)
- Alfonso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Lodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Morrisons Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Bundick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rainswood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Ophelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Blackwells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Lara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Reedville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Remo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Rich Neck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Tallent Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Warsaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Emmerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Newland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Downings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Naylors
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Simons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Tucker Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Kinsale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffiths Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Hinnom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Machodoc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Chiltons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Bryant Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Nomini Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Montross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Colonial Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flowers of the Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Flowers of the Forest.
Cemeteries Near Flowers of the Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flowers of the Forest.
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 Flowers of the Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flowers of the Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Face Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Solomons Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Solomons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastern United Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Joy Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Flowers of the Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flowers of the Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flowers of the Forest, with the one closest to Flowers of the Forest listed first.
- Great Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Solomons
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drum Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Piney Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Sollers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sollers is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
- Sotterley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Cove Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leonardtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coles Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mackall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flowers of the Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flowers of the Forest.
Newspapers Published in Flowers of the Forest ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flowers of the Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flowers of the Forest, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flowers of the Forest.
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 Flowers of the Forest:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Essex County
- Lancaster County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond 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 Flowers of the Forest, 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- Flowers of the Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |