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 McDaniel (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 McDaniel. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
McDaniel 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 McDaniel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McDaniel:
- Talbot County (The home county of McDaniel)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Tunis
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Harper ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Claiborne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wittman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bozman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Michaels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Tunis Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Neavitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Newcomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Highland Beach
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Idlewilde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Shady Side
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Churchton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Hillsmere Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Galesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Annapolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watergate Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Deale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Fort Howard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sparrows Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Edgemere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lynch Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- North Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Owings Town Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sunderland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Chaney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Angelica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Apple Greene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Tanyard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Griffin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Tuckahoe Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Preston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hynson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Ridgely
(23 miles [37 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
- Denton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Benedict
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Hills Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- James
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lloyds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Thomas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Algonquin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Patamoke Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Church Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woolford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Secretary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Cliffs City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Rock Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Old Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Pin Oak Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Upper Marlboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bowie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- Croom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Cedarhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Collington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Marlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- North Keys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Aquasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Eagle Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Horsehead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Mattapex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Bay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Cheslou Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grasonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Guys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Stevensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Queenstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Willoughby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Queen Anne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Hickman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McDaniel, see our County-by-County Page for McDaniel.
Cemeteries Near McDaniel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McDaniel.
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 McDaniel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McDaniel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- John Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wade's Point Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- DeShields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tilghman Island Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eziah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Perrys Corner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McDaniel had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McDaniel, with the one closest to McDaniel listed first.
- Wittman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Claiborne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bozman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Michaels
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Neavitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Tunis Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Mattapex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Tilghman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Royal Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kirkham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McDaniel. See our List of 1890's Communities around McDaniel.
Newspapers Published in McDaniel ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around McDaniel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McDaniel, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McDaniel.
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 McDaniel:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Kent 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McDaniel) 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 McDaniel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |