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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 Loves Folly (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 Loves Folly. 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 Loves Folly ...
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 Loves Folly, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Loves Folly may originally have been Love's Folly.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Loves Folly might be written as Love Folly.
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 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.
Loves Folly 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 Loves Folly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loves Folly:
- Talbot County (The home county of Loves Folly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Newcomb
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kirkham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Leeds Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Saint Michaels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tunis Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Talbot Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Bozman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Idlewilde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Highland Beach
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Churchton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Side
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Deale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Galesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Baywalker Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Chesapeake Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Angelica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Owings Town Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sunderland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Parran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Central Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Chaney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Huntingtown Town Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Tanyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Griffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tuckahoe Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Hynson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Federalsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Hills Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Lloyds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Algonquin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Patamoke Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Secretary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Church Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- East New Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Cliffs City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rock Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Guys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Grasonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mattapex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Kent Narrows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Willoughby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Cheslou Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Queenstown
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Queen Anne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stevensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Sharptown
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Whiteleysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Andrewsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sandtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Scotts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Briar Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Heritage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Bridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seaford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loves Folly, see our County-by-County Page for Loves Folly.
Cemeteries Near Loves Folly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loves Folly.
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 Loves Folly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loves Folly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oxford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old John Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
- The St. Luke's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lukes Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- DeShields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Round Top Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Doverbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rattlesnake Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Loves Folly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loves Folly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loves Folly, with the one closest to Loves Folly listed first.
- Royal Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kirkham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Michaels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bozman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neavitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Hambleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- McDaniel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wittman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loves Folly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loves Folly.
Newspapers Published in Loves Folly ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loves Folly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loves Folly, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loves Folly.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Loves Folly:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex 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> | 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 Loves Folly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loves Folly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |