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 McGinnes (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 McGinnes. 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.
McGinnes is located in Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near McGinnes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McGinnes:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of McGinnes)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Crumpton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Church Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sudlersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Town Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Roberts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Indian Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Gibson Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Yorktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cape Saint Claire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lynwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Riviera Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Bellerive Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Saint Margarets
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Pine Grove Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Chase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Harewood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Biscayne Bay Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Bowleys Quarters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Dundee Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Bird River Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Bradshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Howard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Franklinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Hartland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Marine Oak Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Templeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Bridgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hollingsworth Circle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Marydel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Ridgely
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Greensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Whiteleysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Oil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Cecilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Earleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- John Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- The Woods of Town Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cayots
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Saint Augustine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Chesapeake City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Perry Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Charlestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Perryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Michaelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Perryman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Havre de Grace
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belcamp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Abingdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Van Bibber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Mile Tree Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Kennedyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lambson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Lynch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Massey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Wye Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cordova
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Tappers Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Tunis Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Leeds Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Talbot Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Blackiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Hartly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marydel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Spruance City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- The Village at Wild Quail
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Cheswold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Vandyke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Blackbird
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Odessa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- McDonough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Summit Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Kirkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Port Penn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Georges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McGinnes, see our County-by-County Page for McGinnes.
Cemeteries Near McGinnes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McGinnes.
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 McGinnes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McGinnes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Double Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sudlersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kennedyville UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goldsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Holdens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McGinnes had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McGinnes, with the one closest to McGinnes listed first.
- Crumpton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Chesterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Rolphs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolphs is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolphs
- Church Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sudlersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Millington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Lambson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lynch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(8 miles [12.9 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 McGinnes. See our List of 1890's Communities around McGinnes.
Newspapers Published in McGinnes ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around McGinnes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McGinnes, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McGinnes.
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 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 McGinnes:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle 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> | 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 McGinnes, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McGinnes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |