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 Harbor Hills (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 Harbor Hills. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Harbor Hills 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 Harbor Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harbor Hills:
- Calvert County (The home county of Harbor Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Hills, with the one closest to Harbor Hills listed first.
- Battle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Mutual Consent
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Hellen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Mutual
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Adelina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Bowens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Another Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Broomes Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barstow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barstow is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
- Calvert Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Port Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Hills, with the one closest to Harbor Hills listed first.
- Fairhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Tracys Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Churchton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Lothian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Side
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Hills, with the one closest to Harbor Hills listed first.
- Benedict
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Malcolm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Bryantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Rock Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Huntington Townhouses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawoman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Waldorf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Hills, with the one closest to Harbor Hills listed first.
- Taylors Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Golden Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Hills Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Fishing Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woolford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Church Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lloyds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Lakesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Hills, with the one closest to Harbor Hills listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Aquasco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Brandywine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Cheltenham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Croom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Hills, with the one closest to Harbor Hills listed first.
- Summerseat Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Golden Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Sotterley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Helen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Loveville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Morganza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Mechanicsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charlotte Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- California
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leonardtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clements
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Hills, with the one closest to Harbor Hills listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Sherwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bozman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wittman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Royal Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Michaels
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Hills, with the one closest to Harbor Hills listed first.
- Dahlgren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hooes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Ninde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harbor Hills, with the one closest to Harbor Hills listed first.
- Bryant Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Colonial Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Chiltons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Machodoc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Baynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Monroe Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Tucker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Maple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Montross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Griffiths Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harbor Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Harbor Hills.
Cemeteries Near Harbor Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harbor Hills.
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 Harbor Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harbor Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harbor Hills, with the one closest to Harbor Hills listed first.
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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<2> to the southeast of Mutual.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81751 <3>
- Greater Bible Way Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carroll Western UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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 <3>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity - Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Galilee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- All Faith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Harbor Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harbor Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harbor Hills, with the one closest to Harbor Hills listed first.
- Battle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hellen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Island Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Mutual
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Bowens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowens is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
- Adelina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Sandgates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgates
- Broomes Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drumcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Port Republic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Saint Leonard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Governor Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Governor Run is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harbor Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harbor Hills.
Newspapers Published in Harbor Hills ...
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 Harbor Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harbor Hills, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harbor Hills.
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 helpful 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 Harbor Hills:
- 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
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- King George 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harbor Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Harbor Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |