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 La Trappe Heights (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 La Trappe Heights. 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 La Trappe Heights ...
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 La Trappe Heights: La Trappe Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
La Trappe Heights is located in Talbot 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 Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near La Trappe Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Trappe Heights:
- Talbot County (The home county of La Trappe Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Trappe Heights, with the one closest to La Trappe Heights listed first.
- Trappe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Talbot Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Newcomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Leeds Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Saint Michaels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Trappe Heights, with the one closest to La Trappe Heights listed first.
- Idlewilde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Churchton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Shady Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Galesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Mayo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Baywalker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Tracys Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Trappe Heights, with the one closest to La Trappe Heights listed first.
- Angelica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Willows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Cove Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Chesapeake Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brianwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Lusby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port Republic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leonard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Trappe Heights, with the one closest to La Trappe Heights listed first.
- Tanyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hynson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Tuckahoe Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Federalsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Denton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Trappe Heights, with the one closest to La Trappe Heights listed first.
- Algonquin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- East New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Lloyds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Linkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Hurlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hills Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Church Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Trappe Heights, with the one closest to La Trappe Heights listed first.
- Queen Anne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Guys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Grasonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Queenstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Kent Narrows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Mattapex
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Ruthsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Cheslou Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Somerset County
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Trappe Heights, with the one closest to La Trappe Heights listed first.
- Sharptown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Tyaskin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bivalve
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jesterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Nanticoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Rockawalking Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Capitola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Cedar Hurst Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Centennial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Trappe Heights, with the one closest to La Trappe Heights listed first.
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Whiteleysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Trappe Heights, with the one closest to La Trappe Heights listed first.
- Reliance
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Scotts Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Ross
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blades
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Bridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to La Trappe Heights, see our County-by-County Page for La Trappe Heights.
Cemeteries Near La Trappe Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Trappe Heights.
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 La Trappe Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for La Trappe Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Trappe Heights, with the one closest to La Trappe Heights listed first.
- Old Paradise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Piney Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kemp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Readly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Merrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paradise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wrights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Upper Bambury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hole-in-the-Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Landing Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rattlesnake Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Windy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Queen Esther Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove 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.<2>
While we didn't find La Trappe Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of La Trappe Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Trappe Heights, with the one closest to La Trappe Heights listed first.
- Trappe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hambleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Choptank
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Lloyds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Beulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Kirkham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Trappe Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Trappe Heights.
Newspapers Published in La Trappe Heights ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Trappe Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Trappe Heights, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Trappe Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 La Trappe Heights:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Queen Anne's County
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Kent 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 La Trappe Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- La Trappe Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |