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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 Laceys Venture (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 Laceys Venture. 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 Laceys Venture ...
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.
While the name of this community is Laceys Venture, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Laceys Venture may originally have been Lacey's Venture.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Laceys Venture might be written as Lacey Venture.
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 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.
Laceys Venture 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 Laceys Venture. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laceys Venture:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Laceys Venture)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Town Creek Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Callaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Great Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leonardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lexington Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sotterley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Valley Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Compton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Tall Timbers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Breton Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Drayden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- Solomons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Drum Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Broomes Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mackall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Brianwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Lusby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- 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
- Cobb Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Benedict
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Victoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Independence Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Hughesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bryantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bel Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Mount Air
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Taylors Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Crapo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Andrews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Thomas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Woolford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Bishops Head
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Toddville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Wingate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- James
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- Eagle Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Cedarhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Aquasco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Orme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Essex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Occupacia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Tappahannock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- Dahlgren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ninde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Hooes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rainswood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Lara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Ophelia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- Rich Neck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Tallent Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Newland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Emmerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Downings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- Tucker Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Hinnom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Machodoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Bryant Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Griffiths Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Baynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Colonial Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Monroe Hall
(23 miles [37 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 Laceys Venture, see our County-by-County Page for Laceys Venture.
Cemeteries Near Laceys Venture ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laceys Venture.
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 Laceys Venture - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laceys Venture covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joy Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holy Face Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Charles Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (132 more) ...
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Solomons Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Laceys Venture in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laceys Venture.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laceys Venture, with the one closest to Laceys Venture listed first.
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Great Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Leonardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Solomons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sotterley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Compton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Drumcliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Drum Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Sollers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sollers is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Loveville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Sandgates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgates
- Saint Marys City
(9 miles [14.5 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 Laceys Venture. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laceys Venture.
Newspapers Published in Laceys Venture ...
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 Laceys Venture.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laceys Venture, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laceys Venture.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Laceys Venture:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Essex County
- King George County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laceys Venture) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Laceys Venture, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |