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 Forest Gardens (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 Forest Gardens. 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 Forest Gardens ...
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 Forest Gardens: Forest Gdns. (or less commonly used: Forest Gardns., Forest Grdens. or Forest Grdns.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Forest Gardens. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Gardens.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Forest Gardens is located in Talbot 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 Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Gardens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Gardens:
- Talbot County (The home county of Forest Gardens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Gardens, with the one closest to Forest Gardens listed first.
- Cordova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Tappers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Skipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Talbot Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Kirkham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Leeds Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Newcomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Gardens, with the one closest to Forest Gardens listed first.
- Highland Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Idlewilde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Cape Saint Claire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Saint Margarets
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Hillsmere Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Mayo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Shady Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Bellerive Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Annapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Churchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Gardens, with the one closest to Forest Gardens listed first.
- Tuckahoe Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tanyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Denton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Ridgely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hynson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Greensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Gardens, with the one closest to Forest Gardens listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Secretary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hurlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East New Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Algonquin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Finchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rhodesdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Brookview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Gardens, with the one closest to Forest Gardens listed first.
- Cliffs City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Edesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Millington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Worton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Gardens, with the one closest to Forest Gardens listed first.
- Queen Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Guys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Grasonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Centreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Kent Narrows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Cheslou Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Ingleside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Gardens, with the one closest to Forest Gardens listed first.
- Sharptown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Gardens, with the one closest to Forest Gardens listed first.
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Whiteleysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Andrewsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sandtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Farmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Felton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Summerfield Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Village
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Gardens, with the one closest to Forest Gardens listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Briar Hook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Reliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blades
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Banning ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Laurel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Gardens, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Gardens.
Cemeteries Near Forest Gardens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Gardens.
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 Forest Gardens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Gardens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Gardens, with the one closest to Forest Gardens listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smithson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doverbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Forest Gardens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Gardens.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Gardens, with the one closest to Forest Gardens listed first.
- Cordova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Matthews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Queen Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Skipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Longwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Willoughby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Williston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Denton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- American Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- American Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Gardens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Gardens.
Newspapers Published in Forest Gardens ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Gardens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Gardens, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Gardens.
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 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 Forest Gardens:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex 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> | 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 Forest Gardens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |