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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 Hardesty Fields (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 Hardesty Fields. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Hardesty Fields ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Hardesty Fields: Hardesty Flds.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.

Hardesty Fields 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 Hardesty Fields. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hardesty Fields:

  • Calvert County     (The home county of Hardesty Fields)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.
    • Willows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Willows is located in Calvert County
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    • Summer City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Summer City is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Parran
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Parran is located in Calvert County
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    • Huntingtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntingtown Town Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunderland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Angelica
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Angelica is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
    • Chesapeake Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Central Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Central Village is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
    • Academy Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
    • Abington Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
    • Lower Marlboro Towne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.
    • Fairhaven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Friendship
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jewell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Baywalker Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
    • Deale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Tracys Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Churchton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pindell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
    • Greenock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Lothian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Galesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Shady Side
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Idlewilde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.
    • Benedict
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Malcolm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Malcolm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Hughesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Bryantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mattawoman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • White Oak Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • White Oak Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Acton Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Acton Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
    • Waldorf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Westlake Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Westlake Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Saint Charles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Saint Charles is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • White Plains Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • White Plains Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Village
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.
    • Thomas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Thomas is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • James
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • James is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Hills Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
    • Taylors Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Madison is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Lloyds
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
    • Woolford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
    • Church Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Golden Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Algonquin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
    • Cambridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Patamoke Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
    • Fishing Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.
    • Cedarhaven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
    • Eagle Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
    • Westwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Westwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Horsehead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Orme
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Orme is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
    • North Keys
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Keys is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
    • Cedarville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Croom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Croom is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
    • The Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Cheltenham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
    • Marlton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marlton is located in Prince George's County
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    • Brandywine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.
    • Mattapex
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
    • Bay City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Stevensville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheslou Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grasonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kent Narrows
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
    • Guys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.
    • Golden Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Charlotte Hall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerseat Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • Mechanicsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sotterley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
    • Morganza
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
    • Hollywood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Loveville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Helen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
    • Budds Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
    • Chaptico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clements
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • California
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.
    • Tilghman Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Tilghman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
    • Neavitt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
    • Sherwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bozman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wittman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • McDaniel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Claiborne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harper ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Harper is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Riverside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Saint Michaels
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tunis is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
  • Alexandria City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.
    • Alexandria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlandria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
    • Chinquapin Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
    • Oakcrest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
    • Warwick Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.
    • Fort Hunt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
    • Belle Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
    • Hybla Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
    • Groveton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Huntington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Mount Vernon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Penn Daw Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
    • Burgundy Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hardesty Fields, see our County-by-County Page for Hardesty Fields.

Cemeteries Near Hardesty Fields ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hardesty Fields.

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 Hardesty Fields - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hardesty Fields covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.

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 Hardesty Fields in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hardesty Fields.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hardesty Fields, with the one closest to Hardesty Fields listed first.

  • Willows
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Willows is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Huntingtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Parran
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Parran is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
  • Plum Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Plum Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Sunderland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
  • Chaneyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaneyville is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneyville
  • Lower Marlboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lower Marlboro is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro
  • Fairhaven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Dunkirk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Aquasco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Buena Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Burch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Burch is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch
    • Bowens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bowens is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hardesty Fields. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hardesty Fields.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hardesty Fields:

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 Hardesty Fields, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.