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 Hanesville (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 Hanesville. 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 and hospitals 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.
Hanesville is located in Kent 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 Kent County: Kent (DE), New Castle (DE), Cecil & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Hanesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanesville:
- Kent County (The home county of Hanesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Worton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
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- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
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- Chestertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Tree Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
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- Morganec Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
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- Still Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
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- Kennedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Betterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
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- Edesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
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- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Gibson Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Lynwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Riviera Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Lake Shore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Pine Grove Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Yorktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cape Saint Claire
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Green Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Stoneybrook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Bellerive Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Anthonyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
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- Gardenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Curtis Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Baltimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Charles Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Old Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
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- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Chase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
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- Biscayne Bay Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Harewood Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bowleys Quarters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Dundee Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Bird River Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
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- Bradshaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Lynch Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Marine Oak Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Middle River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Bridgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Templeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Hollingsworth Circle
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Maple Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Ridgely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Griffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Earleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- John Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- The Woods of Town Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Frenchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Perryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Principio Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Cayots
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Warwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belvedere is located in Cecil County
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- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Michaelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Perryman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
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- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belcamp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
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- Van Bibber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
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- Bayside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Kings Town Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Crumpton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
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- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Centreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sudlersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Wye Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Cordova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Blackiston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Hartly
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Spruance City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sandtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Burtonwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Cheswold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Vandyke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Odessa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- McDonough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanesville, see our County-by-County Page for Hanesville.
Cemeteries Near Hanesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanesville.
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 Hanesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Still Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hadaway Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Bond Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hanesville had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanesville, with the one closest to Hanesville listed first.
- Melitota
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Melitota is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melitota
- Worton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairlee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlee is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
- Lynch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Chestertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Tolchester Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolchester Beach is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolchester Beach
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Kennedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Betterton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rolphs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rolphs is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolphs
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Edesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- McGinnes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McGinnes is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hanesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanesville.
Newspapers Published in Hanesville ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanesville, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanesville.
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 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 Hanesville:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's 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 Hanesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hanesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |