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 Highlands (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 Highlands. 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 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.
The Highlands 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 The Highlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Highlands:
- Calvert County (The home county of The Highlands)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- North Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chesapeake Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summer City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Owings Town Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunderland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Willows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Apple Greene
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Penwick Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Academy Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Fairhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baywalker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Tracys Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Churchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Pindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Galesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lothian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Idlewilde
(10 miles [16.1 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 The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Malcolm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Benedict
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawoman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Bryantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Independence Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Acton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Huntington Townhouses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waldorf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Westlake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- White Plains Village
(22 miles [35.4 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 The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Thomas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Hills Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Lloyds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Taylors Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Woolford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Algonquin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Church Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Montgomery County
- Takoma Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Croom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- North Keys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Aquasco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Horsehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Upper Marlboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Marlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Cheltenham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Rosaryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Mattapex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Bay City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stevensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cheslou Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Kent Narrows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Grasonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Queenstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Golden Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Charlotte Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summerseat Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Sotterley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Helen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Morganza
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Hollywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Loveville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Budds Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clements
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Sherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Neavitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Bozman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wittman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Saint Michaels
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Newcomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Warwick Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Chinquapin Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlington County (VA)
- Arlington Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands 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
- Groveton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Huntington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- 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
- Burgundy Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- 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
- Rose Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Highlands, see our County-by-County Page for The Highlands.
Cemeteries Near The Highlands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Highlands.
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 Highlands - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Highlands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Mt. Harmony UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carter's UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knopp Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- All Saints Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Plantation
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evans Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richardson - Norman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sherberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Methodist Episcopal Church South
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Southern Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fowler - Tanyhill Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Coopers UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miranda Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 The Highlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Highlands.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Fairhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Mount Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Sunderland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chaneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chaneyville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneyville
- Nutwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwell
- Willows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Tracys Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntingtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Plum Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McKendree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Churchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Marlboro is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Highlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Highlands.
Newspapers Published in The Highlands ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Highlands.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Highlands, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Highlands.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 The Highlands:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Calvert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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 The Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |