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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 Marydell (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 Marydell. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Marydell is located in Howard 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 Howard County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's & Loudoun (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Marydell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marydell:

  • Howard County     (The home county of Marydell)
  • Anne Arundel County
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marydell, with the one closest to Marydell listed first.
    • Beechfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carroll
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Edmondson Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Gwynn Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Oaklee Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Violetville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Colonial Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Hampden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Woodberry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
    • Baltimore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Charles Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Guilford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Guilford is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Homeland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Baltimore County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marydell, with the one closest to Marydell listed first.
    • Henryton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eldersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freedom Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
    • Gaither
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sykesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Ridge Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
    • Lakeview Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
    • Morgan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Berrywood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
    • Finksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Klee Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stone House Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
  • Frederick County
  • Harford County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marydell, with the one closest to Marydell listed first.
    • Brighton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackburn Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
    • Burtonsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ashton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brinklow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
    • Unity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Brookeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spencerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
    • Camelback Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
    • Cloverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
    • Norwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Olney Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Olney Town is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Town
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marydell, with the one closest to Marydell listed first.
    • Laurel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • West Laurel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
    • South Laurel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
    • Beltsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Boxwood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
    • Goddard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Goddard is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
    • Greenbelt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <1>
    • Adelphi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Berwyn Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Berwyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • College Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Glenn Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Collington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • York County (PA)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marydell, with the one closest to Marydell listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Riverwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marydell, with the one closest to Marydell listed first.
    • Langley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McLean
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Salona Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marydell, see our County-by-County Page for Marydell.

Cemeteries Near Marydell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marydell.

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 Marydell - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marydell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marydell, with the one closest to Marydell listed first.

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 Marydell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marydell.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Marydell, with the one closest to Marydell listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marydell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marydell.

Newspapers Published in Marydell ...

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 Marydell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marydell, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marydell.

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 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 Marydell:

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>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 Marydell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marydell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.