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 The Meadows (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 The Meadows. 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 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.
The Meadows 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 The Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Meadows:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of The Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Church Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Price
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Kings Town Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Crumpton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Indian Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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 The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Gibson Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Cape Saint Claire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Bellerive Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Lake Shore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Saint Margarets
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Kimberly Woods Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Woods Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Woods Village
- Pine Grove Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Riviera Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Biscayne Bay Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Bowleys Quarters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dundee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Harewood Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Edgemere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Howard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Bird River Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Sparrows Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Marine Oak Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- 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
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Bridgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Templeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Hollingsworth Circle
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Whiteleysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Cecilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Earleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- John Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Warwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- The Woods of Town Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cayots
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Saint Augustine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Chesapeake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Perry Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Charlestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Michaelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bayside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Edgewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perryman is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryman
- Abingdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belcamp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Riverside Village of Church Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Van Bibber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Chestertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Cliffs City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Kennedyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Edesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Wye Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Tappers Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Tunis Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Talbot Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Leeds Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Easton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Claiborne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Tunis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Marydel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hartly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sandtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Kenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blackiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Dinahs Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Whiteleysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- The Village at Wild Quail
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Cheswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Vandyke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Blackbird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Odessa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Summit Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Sussex County (DE)
- Scotts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for The Meadows.
Cemeteries Near The Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Meadows.
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 The Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Double Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goldsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Rochester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sudlersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bond Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 The Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
- Church Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Rolphs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolphs is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolphs
- Roberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- McGinnes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McGinnes is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnes
- Hayden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hayden is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Roe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Ingleside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Barclay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Sudlersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crumpton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chestertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pomona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Carville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carville
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Meadows.
Newspapers Published in The Meadows ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Meadows, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Meadows.
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 The Meadows:
- 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
- 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> | 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 The Meadows, 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 from Point A (ie- The Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |