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 Miami Beach (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 Miami Beach. 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 Miami Beach ...
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 Miami Beach: Miami Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Miami Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Miami Beach.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Miami Beach is located in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Miami Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miami Beach:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Miami Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Biscayne Bay Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Dundee Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Bowleys Quarters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Bird River Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Harewood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Middle River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wampler Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wampler Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Village
- Hartland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Marine Oak Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Lynch Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Riviera Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Arundel Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Pine Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Brooklyn Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Stoneybrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook Village
- Lynwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Clearview Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Lake Shore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Pumphrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Ferndale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Anthonyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Curtis Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Brooklyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Baltimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charles Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Henryton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Berrywood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Perry Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Rock Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Earleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- John Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Port Deposit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Principio Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Principio Furnace is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio Furnace
- Cecilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belvedere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Charlestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conowingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Edgewater Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Van Bibber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Abingdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Benson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Belcamp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Michaelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Elkridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lawyers Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Ilchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Aladdin Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Ellicott City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Marydell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Saint Johns Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Village of Dorseys Search
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Font Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Edesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Worton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Betterton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lynch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Chestertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mile Tree Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Still Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Cliffs City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Pomona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Laurel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- South Laurel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Kings Town Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Indian Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Stevensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Cheslou Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Church Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crumpton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Talbot County
- Wye Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fawn Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bryansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- New Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Stewartstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miami Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Miami Beach.
Cemeteries Near Miami Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miami Beach.
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 Miami Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Miami Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Holly Hill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pussville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gardens of Faith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rosedale.
- The Beth Jacob Hebrrew Congregation Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agudath Israel of Baltimore Cemetery
- Beth Jacob Anshe Veshear Congregation Cemetery
- Beth Jacob Congregation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1887055 <2>
- United Hebrew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mikro Kodesh Beth Israel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Evangelist Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Miami Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miami Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Miami Beach, with the one closest to Miami Beach listed first.
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Harewood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Bengies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bengies is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengies
- Middle River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stemmers Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stemmers Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemmers Run
- North Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
- White Marsh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rossville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Golden Ring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Golden Ring is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Kenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Gunpowder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Sparrows Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miami Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miami Beach.
Newspapers Published in Miami Beach ...
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 Miami Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miami Beach, 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 Miami Beach.
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 Miami Beach:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- York 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 Miami Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Miami Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |