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 Leonardtown (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 Leonardtown. 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 Leonardtown ...
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.
Another variation: Leonard Town.
- In past government published Postal Guides, Leonardtown was referred to as Leonardtown Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Leonardtown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Leonardtown.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County and is the County Seat.
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 Leonardtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leonardtown:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Leonardtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Compton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Loveville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Breton Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Clements
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morganza
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Summerseat Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Abell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Helen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Callaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avenue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Fairhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Friendship
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Broomes Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Solomons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Battle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Battle is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hellen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Coster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Mackall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Drum Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Another Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Adelina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adelina is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Rock Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Cobb Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Benedict
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Victoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Independence Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Hughesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bryantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bel Alton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Malcolm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Taylors Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fishing Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Lakesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Thomas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Crapo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- James
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Woolford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Andrews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Church Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Hills Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(18 miles [29 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
- Aquasco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Horsehead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Westwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- The Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Brandywine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Essex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Layton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Occupacia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Loretto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Lloyds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Tappahannock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Dahlgren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ninde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Hooes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgehill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hampstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Weedonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Ambar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- King George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Arnolds Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Port Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Port Conway is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Rainswood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Tallent Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Newland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Rich Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Naylors
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Bryant Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Hinnom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Chiltons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Machodoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Tucker Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Baynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Griffiths Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Potomac Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Kinsale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nomini Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Monroe Hall
(19 miles [30.6 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 Leonardtown, see our County-by-County Page for Leonardtown.
Cemeteries Near Leonardtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leonardtown.
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 Leonardtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leonardtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Charles Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Joy Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Galilee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leonardtown had a population of 521 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Leonardtown had a population of 3,912 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leonardtown, with the one closest to Leonardtown listed first.
- Compton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Loveville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Oakley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Morganza
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
- Oakville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Laurel Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sotterley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Drumcliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Sandgates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgates
- Milestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- River Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- River Springs is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Springs
- Chaptico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Great Mills
(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 Leonardtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leonardtown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Leonardtown ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leonardtown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Leonardtown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Leonardtown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Leonardtown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of Leonardtown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Leonardtown:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Leonardtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Leonardtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |