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 Holly Gaf Acres (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 Holly Gaf Acres. 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 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.
Holly Gaf Acres is located in Saint Mary's County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Mary's County: Calvert & Charles.
Below are the counties that are near Holly Gaf Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holly Gaf Acres:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Holly Gaf Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Hollywood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Sotterley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Leonardtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loveville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Summerseat Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Town Creek Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Morganza
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Clements
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Helen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Breton Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Baywalker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Deale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pindell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Tracys Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Broomes Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Hellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Mackall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Cove View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Solomons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Battle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Another Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Mutual Consent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
- Lusby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Benedict
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cobb Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Independence Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Hughesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Bryantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Malcolm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Faulkner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bel Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Taylors Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fishing Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Thomas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Lakesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- James
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Woolford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Crapo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Church Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Westwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Orme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Horsehead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Brandywine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Croom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Cheltenham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Essex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Layton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Loretto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Occupacia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Dahlgren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hooes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Ninde
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgehill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Weedonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Rainswood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Tallent Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Rich Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Newland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Naylors
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Bryant Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Hinnom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Chiltons
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Machodoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Tucker Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Baynesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Griffiths Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nomini Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Monroe Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holly Gaf Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Holly Gaf Acres.
Cemeteries Near Holly Gaf Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holly Gaf Acres.
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 Holly Gaf Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holly Gaf Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Joy Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galilee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Solomons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Holly Gaf Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holly Gaf Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Gaf Acres, with the one closest to Holly Gaf Acres listed first.
- Hollywood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Leonardtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sotterley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Drumcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Sandgates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgates
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Loveville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Broomes Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morganza
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Sollers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sollers is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
- Mackall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Hellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Laurel Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holly Gaf Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holly Gaf Acres.
Newspapers Published in Holly Gaf Acres ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holly Gaf Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holly Gaf Acres, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holly Gaf Acres.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Holly Gaf Acres:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Talbot County
- Essex County
- King George County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond 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 '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- Holly Gaf Acres) 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 Holly Gaf Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |