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 The Grove (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 The Grove. 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.
The Grove is located in Queen Anne'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 Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near The Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Grove:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of The Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kings Town Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Church Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crumpton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Sudlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Gibson Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Cape Saint Claire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Lake Shore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lynwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Bellerive Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Saint Margarets
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Pine Grove Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Riviera Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Kimberly Woods Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Woods Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Woods Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Biscayne Bay Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Chase
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Bowleys Quarters
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Dundee Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Harewood Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Fort Howard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Bird River Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Edgemere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Marine Oak Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Bridgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Templeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Hollingsworth Circle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Marydel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Ridgely
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Whiteleysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Earleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- John Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Cecilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- The Woods of Town Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Perry Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chesapeake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charlestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Michaelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bayside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Abingdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belcamp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Van Bibber
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Aberdeen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Chestertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Kennedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Still Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Millington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffs City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Wye Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cordova
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Leeds Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Talbot Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Tunis Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Claiborne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Marydel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hartly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blackiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Kenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Dinahs Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- The Village at Wild Quail
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spruance City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Willow Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Whiteleysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Vandyke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- McDonough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Summit Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Kirkwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Grove, see our County-by-County Page for The Grove.
Cemeteries Near The Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Grove.
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 The Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Double Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bond Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hadaway Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive 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.<3>
While we didn't find The Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Grove, with the one closest to The Grove listed first.
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Rolphs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rolphs is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolphs
- Church Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McGinnes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McGinnes is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnes
- Chestertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crumpton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Roberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Hayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hayden is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Lynch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Sudlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chesterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kennedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Worton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Grove.
Newspapers Published in The Grove ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Grove, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to The Grove:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle 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> | 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 The Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |