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 Horseshoe Estates (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 Horseshoe Estates. 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 Horseshoe Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Horseshoe Estates: Horseshoe Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Horseshoe Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Horseshoe Estates.
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.
Horseshoe Estates is located in Queen Anne'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 Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Horseshoe Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horseshoe Estates:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Horseshoe Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe Estates, with the one closest to Horseshoe Estates listed first.
- Queen Anne
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willoughby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Centreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Price
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Queenstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Ingleside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Guys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Roberts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe Estates, with the one closest to Horseshoe Estates listed first.
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cape Saint Claire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Dorado Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Highland Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Saint Margarets
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Annapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Hillsmere Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Watergate Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Arnold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe Estates, with the one closest to Horseshoe Estates listed first.
- Hillsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Bridgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Greensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Oil City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Hollingsworth Circle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Goldsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe Estates, with the one closest to Horseshoe Estates listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Secretary
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Finchville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Algonquin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rhodesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe Estates, with the one closest to Horseshoe Estates listed first.
- Cliffs City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Edesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Morganec Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Rock Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Worton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Kennedyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe Estates, with the one closest to Horseshoe Estates listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Talbot Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Leeds Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Kirkham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Harper ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Newcomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Wicomico County
- Sharptown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe Estates, with the one closest to Horseshoe Estates listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Sandtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Marydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Harrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hartly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Farmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Castle County (DE)
- Vandyke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe Estates, with the one closest to Horseshoe Estates listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Banning ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Heritage Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Blades
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horseshoe Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Horseshoe Estates.
Cemeteries Near Horseshoe Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horseshoe Estates.
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 Horseshoe Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horseshoe Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horseshoe Estates, with the one closest to Horseshoe Estates listed first.
- Green Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Horseshoe Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horseshoe Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horseshoe Estates, with the one closest to Horseshoe Estates listed first.
- Queen Anne
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willoughby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Starr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Cordova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Ruthsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Skipton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carville
- Bridgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Longwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Matthews
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Denton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horseshoe Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horseshoe Estates.
Newspapers Published in Horseshoe Estates ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horseshoe Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horseshoe Estates, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horseshoe Estates.
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 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 Horseshoe Estates:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Sussex 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> | 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 Horseshoe Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horseshoe Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |