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 Madison Place (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 Madison Place. 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 Madison Place ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Madison Place: Madison Pl. (or less commonly used: Madison Plc.)
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.
Madison Place 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 Madison Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Madison Place:
- Talbot County (The home county of Madison Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Saint Michaels
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newcomb
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Royal Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Leeds Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Harper ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bozman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tunis Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- McDaniel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Neavitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Wittman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- Idlewilde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Highland Beach
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Shady Side
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Churchton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Galesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Fairhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Watergate Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Friendship
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- North Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Angelica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Owings Town Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Sunderland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chaney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Apple Greene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- Tanyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Hynson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Denton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgely
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Oil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Federalsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- Hills Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Lloyds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Algonquin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Secretary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Church Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Woolford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Waddells Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- Cliffs City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Rock Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Edesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(27 miles [43.5 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 Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Upper Marlboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Pin Oak Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Aquasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Croom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- North Keys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- Guys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Mattapex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Grasonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Bloomingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Cheslou Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Queenstown
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Willoughby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Bay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Anne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wicomico County
- Sharptown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Whiteleysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- Reliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Scotts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Briar Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Madison Place, see our County-by-County Page for Madison Place.
Cemeteries Near Madison Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madison Place.
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 Madison Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Madison Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- DeShields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- John Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old John Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wade's Point Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tilghman Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Madison Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Madison Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Madison Place, with the one closest to Madison Place listed first.
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Saint Michaels
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royal Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Harper ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bozman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bellevue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Tunis Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Neavitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- McDaniel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wittman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Claiborne
(6 miles [9.7 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 Madison Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madison Place.
Newspapers Published in Madison Place ...
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 Madison Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madison Place, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madison Place.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Madison Place:
- 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> | 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 '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- Madison Place) 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 Madison Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |