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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 Jenkins Corner (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 Jenkins Corner. 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 Jenkins Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Jenkins Corner: Jenkins Cor. (or less commonly used: Jenkins Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Jenkins Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jenkins Corner may originally have been Jenkin's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jenkins Corner might be written as Jenkin Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jenkins Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jenkins Corner.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Jenkins Corner is located in Prince George'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 Prince George's County: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Alexandria City (VA) & Fairfax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Jenkins Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jenkins Corner:
- Prince George's County (The home county of Jenkins Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Camp Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clinton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Auth Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Auth Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auth Village
- Morningside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morningside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
- Temple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Suitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blandford Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Friendly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Coral Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Pindell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Greenock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Harwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Lothian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tracys Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Baywalker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Davidsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Crofton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Apple Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Chaney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Academy Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Owings Town Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sunderland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Huntingtown Town Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Mattawoman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Huntington Townhouses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- White Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Malcolm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Bennsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Bryans Road
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- South Hampton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Leishear Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Savage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scaggsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hammond Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Glenshire Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Aladdin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Takoma Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton Park Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Silver Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Chevy Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martin's Additions
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Burnt Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Bethesda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Queen Anne's County
- Mattapex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Budds Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Chaptico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Helen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Summerseat Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Morganza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arlandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Chinquapin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Arlington Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Buckingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Cherrydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Belle Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Fort Hunt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Burgundy Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Groveton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Hybla Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Baileys Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Franconia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Lake Barcroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Falls Church
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sugarland Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Woodbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Agnewville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dale City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Minnieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Montclair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Dumfries
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <2>
- Quantico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jenkins Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Jenkins Corner.
Cemeteries Near Jenkins Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jenkins Corner.
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 Jenkins Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jenkins Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Bells UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells UMC Cemetery
- The Bells UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bells Cemetery
- Bells Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80748 <3>
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. John the Evangelist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the east of Clinton.
- The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ressurection Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #PG:81A-30 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #165773 <3>
- Westphalia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bayne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Church of the Holy Rosary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Epiphany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Jenkins Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jenkins Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jenkins Corner, with the one closest to Jenkins Corner listed first.
- Clinton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Camp Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Friendly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Suitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Thrift
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Rosaryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
- Brandywine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Croom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Upper Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seat Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jenkins Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jenkins Corner.
Newspapers Published in Jenkins Corner ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenkins Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jenkins Corner, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jenkins Corner.
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 Jenkins Corner:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Prince George's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Talbot County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jenkins Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Jenkins Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |