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 Governor Run (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 Governor Run. 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 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.
Governor Run is located in Calvert 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 Calvert County: Anne Arundel, Charles, Dorchester, Prince George's, Saint Mary's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Governor Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Governor Run:
- Calvert County (The home county of Governor Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Governor Run, with the one closest to Governor Run listed first.
- Port Republic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saint Leonard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mutual Consent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Mutual
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Calvert Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Another Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Central Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Prince Frederick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Broomes Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Battle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Governor Run, with the one closest to Governor Run listed first.
- Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Jewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tracys Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Churchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Greenock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Galesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lothian
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shady Side
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Governor Run, with the one closest to Governor Run listed first.
- Benedict
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hughesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Malcolm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Independence Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Bryantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Huntington Townhouses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Acton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Mount Victoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Rock Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Waldorf
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Governor Run, with the one closest to Governor Run listed first.
- Taylors Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- James
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Hills Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Golden Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Woolford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Church Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lloyds
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Fishing Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Lakesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Governor Run, with the one closest to Governor Run listed first.
- Eagle Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Cedarhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Aquasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Westwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Brandywine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- The Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Cheltenham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Queen Anne's County
- Mattapex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Governor Run, with the one closest to Governor Run listed first.
- Sotterley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Golden Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Summerseat Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Hollywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- California
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Town Creek Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Loveville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Morganza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Mechanicsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Helen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Charlotte Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leonardtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Governor Run, with the one closest to Governor Run listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Royal Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Michaels
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Governor Run, with the one closest to Governor Run listed first.
- Bryant Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Hinnom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Machodoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Tucker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Chiltons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Colonial Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Governor Run, see our County-by-County Page for Governor Run.
Cemeteries Near Governor Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Governor Run.
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 Governor Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Governor Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Governor Run, with the one closest to Governor Run listed first.
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waters Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Mutual.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81751 <2>
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Asberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- The Asberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80716 <2>
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Middleham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Governor Run had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Governor Run, with the one closest to Governor Run listed first.
- Port Republic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mutual
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Saint Leonard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Island Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Battle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Broomes Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Adelina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Mackall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Lusby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sollers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sollers is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
- Parran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Plum Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Governor Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Governor Run.
Newspapers Published in Governor Run ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Governor Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Governor Run, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Governor Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Governor Run:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Calvert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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- Governor Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Governor Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |