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 Park (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 Park. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Park is located in Charles 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 Charles County: Calvert, Prince George's, Saint Mary's, Fairfax (VA), King George (VA), Prince William (VA), Stafford (VA) & Westmoreland (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Forest Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Park:
- Charles County (The home county of Forest Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Huntington Townhouses
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Oak Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Westlake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- White Plains Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Plains Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
- Malcolm
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Hughesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Pindell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Fairhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Greenock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Tracys Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lothian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Galesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Abington Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Academy Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Huntingtown Town Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barstow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Apple Greene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penwick Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Bowens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Adelina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Takoma Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brookmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Clifton Park Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Silver Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Martin's Additions
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Echo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Horsehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Aquasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Brandywine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Blandford Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Cheltenham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- North Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Helen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Morganza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Summerseat Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Hurry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Loveville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Clements
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blakistone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Bushwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Arlington Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Cherrydale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Hybla Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Groveton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Huntington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Burgundy Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Franconia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pohick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Lorton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Falls Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Hooes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Dahlgren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Alden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Somerset Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Weedonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Edgehill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Fairview Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Arnolds Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Marumsco Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Agnewville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Chamberlain Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Georgetown Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Quantico
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dale City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dumfries
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <1>
- Lake Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Montclair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Triangle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Minnieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Joplin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Loy Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aquia Harbour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Colonial Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Nash Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Bryant Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Potomac Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Park, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Park.
Cemeteries Near Forest Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Park.
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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- St. Pauls Piney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trinity Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Waldorf.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81713 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waldorf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKendree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Dominics 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.<5>
While we didn't find Forest Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Bryantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Townshend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Malcolm
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Hughesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horsehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- La Plata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dentsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dentsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
- Aquasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Brandywine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Springhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Pomfret
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Park.
Newspapers Published in Forest Park ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Park, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Park.
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 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 Forest Park:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Charles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- King George County
- Prince William County
- Stafford 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> | 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 Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |