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 Friendly (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 Friendly. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Friendly 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 Friendly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Friendly:
- Prince George's County (The home county of Friendly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Fort Foote Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Oxon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Thrift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Fort Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Temple Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Camp Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blandford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Pindell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Greenock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Jewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Friendship
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lothian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tracys Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baywalker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- West River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Deale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Davidsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Apple Greene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Penwick Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Academy Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Chaney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Owings Town Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Huntingtown Town Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Acton Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Mattawoman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Westlake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Waldorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Bennsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Freedom Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Bryans Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Hampton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington Townhouses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Leishear Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Savage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scaggsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Glenshire Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oak View Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Simpsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Takoma Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brookmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Section Three
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Chevy Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Silver Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- English Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Helen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Summerseat Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Hurry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Morganza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Chinquapin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Arlington Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Buckingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Colonial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Cherrydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Riverwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Fort Hunt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Belle Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Groveton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Hybla Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Burgundy Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Penn Daw Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Lincolnia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Franconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baileys Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Falls Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(14 miles [22.5 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 Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Hooes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Dahlgren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hampstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Somerset Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sugarland Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Woodbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Agnewville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dale City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Chamberlain Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Dumfries
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Quantico
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Aquia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Friendly, see our County-by-County Page for Friendly.
Cemeteries Near Friendly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Friendly.
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 Friendly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Friendly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Providence - Ft. Washington UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oxon Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colmans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Friendly had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Friendly, with the one closest to Friendly listed first.
- Fort Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Thrift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camp Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Accokeek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brandywine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Suitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Townshend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Townshend is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Cheltenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Forestville
(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 Friendly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendly.
Newspapers Published in Friendly ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Friendly, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Friendly.
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 Friendly:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Prince George's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Saint Mary's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford 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> | 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. |
| <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 Friendly, 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 from Point A (ie- Friendly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |