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 Garden Estates (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 Garden Estates. 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 Garden Estates ...
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 Garden Estates: Garden Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Garden Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Garden Estates.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Garden Estates is located in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County: Sussex (DE), Caroline, Somerset, Talbot & Wicomico.
Below are the counties that are near Garden Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garden Estates:
- Dorchester County (The home county of Garden Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Algonquin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Lloyds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Church Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woolford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Hills Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Linkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Secretary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- James
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Churchton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Shady Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Galesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Mayo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Tracys Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Cove Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Brianwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Lusby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leonard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Willows
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Another Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Drum Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Wallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Port Republic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tanyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Hynson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Federalsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Denton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Queen Anne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Guys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Mattapex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Bloomingdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Grasonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Cheslou Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Queenstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Sotterley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- California
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Town Creek Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Hollywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Chance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dames Quarter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deal Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Trappe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kirkham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Talbot Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Neavitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Saint Michaels
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Sharptown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Tyaskin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bivalve
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Nanticoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Quantico
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Green Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Rockawalking Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Cedar Hurst Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Reliance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Blades
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Ross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garden Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Garden Estates.
Cemeteries Near Garden Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garden Estates.
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 Garden Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garden Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Readly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Rattlesnake Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Garden Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garden Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garden Estates, with the one closest to Garden Estates listed first.
- Cambridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dailsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dailsville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailsville
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Lloyds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Trappe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Church Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cornersville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Woolford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Hambleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Hills Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Linkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Secretary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garden Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garden Estates.
Newspapers Published in Garden Estates ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garden Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garden Estates, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garden Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Garden Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Dorchester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot 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> | 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 Garden Estates, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garden Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |