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 Lanedon (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 Lanedon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Lanedon 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 Lanedon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lanedon:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Lanedon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Tall Timbers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Callaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drayden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Great Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lexington Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Breton Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- North Town Creek Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Leonardtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Solomons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Coster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Mackall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Brianwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Broomes Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lusby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Cove Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Cobb Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Benedict
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morgantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Hughesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bel Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air
(29 miles [46.7 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 Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Taylors Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crapo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Lakesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Wingate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Andrews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Bishops Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Crocheron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Toddville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Thomas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Woolford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Eagle Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Aquasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Essex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Layton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Tappahannock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Bowlers Wharf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Lloyds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Dunbrooke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Ninde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Dahlgren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hooes
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Lancaster County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Alfonso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Lankford Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Griffins Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Richtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rainswood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Lara
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Ophelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Sunnybank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Reedville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Remo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Fleeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Rich Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Tallent Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Newland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Naylors
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Downings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Simonson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Tucker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Machodoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Griffiths Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hinnom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Bryant Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Nomini Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Montross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Colonial Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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 Lanedon, see our County-by-County Page for Lanedon.
Cemeteries Near Lanedon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lanedon.
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 Lanedon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lanedon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- St. Georges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holy Face Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (121 more) ...
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lanedon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lanedon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lanedon, with the one closest to Lanedon listed first.
- Valley Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Piney Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Great Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coles Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leonardtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Compton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Machodoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Solomons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hollywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Kinsale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 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 Lanedon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lanedon.
Newspapers Published in Lanedon ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanedon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lanedon, 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 Lanedon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lanedon:
- 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
- Lancaster County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lanedon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lanedon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |