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 Middle Earth (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 Middle Earth. 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 and 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.
Middle Earth is located in Saint Mary'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 Saint Mary's County: Calvert & Charles.
Below are the counties that are near Middle Earth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middle Earth:
- Saint Mary's County (The home county of Middle Earth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- California
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Town Creek Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
- Sotterley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Hollywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Callaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lexington Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Great Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leonardtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Summerseat Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
- Loveville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Breton Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Jewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- Solomons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mackall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Broomes Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Brianwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Lusby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Another Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Another Place is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- Benedict
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Cobb Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Independence Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Hughesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Bryantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Malcolm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Malcolm is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Morgantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Bel Alton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Faulkner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Air
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Taylors Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Lakesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Crapo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Thomas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Woolford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Andrews
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Andrews is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- James
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Wingate
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Church Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bishops Head
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aquasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Orme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Westwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Horsehead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- North Keys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- The Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- Tilghman Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
- Tilghman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Neavitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Essex County (VA)
- Layton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- Dahlgren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hooes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Ninde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Northumberland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rainswood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Richmond County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- Rich Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Tallent Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Newland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Naylors
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- Tucker Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Hinnom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Bryant Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Machodoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Griffiths Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chiltons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Baynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Colonial Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Monroe Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middle Earth, see our County-by-County Page for Middle Earth.
Cemeteries Near Middle Earth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middle Earth.
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 Middle Earth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middle Earth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- Joy Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Solomons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Solomons Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eastern United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Face Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (132 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Middle Earth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middle Earth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middle Earth, with the one closest to Middle Earth listed first.
- California
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sotterley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
- Solomons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Drum Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Sollers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sollers is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
- Drumcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
- Mackall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Leonardtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Broomes Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Great Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lusby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Island Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Island Creek is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Valley Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middle Earth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middle Earth.
Newspapers Published in Middle Earth ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middle Earth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middle Earth, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middle Earth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Middle Earth:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Saint Mary's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's County
- Talbot County
- Essex County
- King George County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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- Middle Earth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Middle Earth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |