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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 Mitchellville (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 Mitchellville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Mitchellville is located in Prince George'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 Prince George's County: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Alexandria City (VA) & Fairfax (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Mitchellville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mitchellville:

  • Prince George's County     (The home county of Mitchellville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchellville, with the one closest to Mitchellville listed first.
    • Springdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Woodmore
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Glenarden
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
    • Lanham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Arbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
    • Largo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Brightseat
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
    • Palmer Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Palmer Park is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Park
    • Dodge Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
    • Glenn Dale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kent Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
    • Kentland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Kentland is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchellville, with the one closest to Mitchellville listed first.
    • Crofton Village Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
    • Crofton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
    • Stonegate Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
    • Davidsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Maryland City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
    • Crofton Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
    • Harwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Annapolis Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Geraghty Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
    • Gambrills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
    • Millersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Baltimore City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchellville, with the one closest to Mitchellville listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Curtis Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
    • Beechfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oaklee Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
    • Violetville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Carroll
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Carroll is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Edmondson Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
    • Baltimore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Charles Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
    • Gwynn Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Woodberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
  • Baltimore County
  • Calvert County
  • Carroll County
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchellville, with the one closest to Mitchellville listed first.
    • Mattawoman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • Acton Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Acton Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
    • White Oak Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • White Oak Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
    • Waldorf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Malcolm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Westlake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Westlake Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Saint Charles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Saint Charles is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • White Plains
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bennsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bennsville is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
    • Bryans Road
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Freedom Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Freedom Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
  • Howard County
  • Montgomery County
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchellville, with the one closest to Mitchellville listed first.
    • Bay City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Mattapex
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Stevensville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cheslou Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
  • Talbot County
  • Alexandria City (VA)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchellville, with the one closest to Mitchellville listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Riverwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Arlington Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Arlington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cherrydale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Brandon Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Buckingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Garden City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Williamsburg Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
  • Fairfax City (VA)
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchellville, with the one closest to Mitchellville listed first.
    • Belle Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Burgundy Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
    • Penn Daw Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
    • Baileys Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fort Hunt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
    • Groveton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Rose Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Lake Barcroft
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
    • Langley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Salona Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
    • Seven Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Falls Church City (VA)
  • Loudoun County (VA)
    • Sugarland Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
  • Prince William County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchellville, with the one closest to Mitchellville listed first.
    • Woodbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Marumsco Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mitchellville, see our County-by-County Page for Mitchellville.

Cemeteries Near Mitchellville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mitchellville.

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 Mitchellville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mitchellville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mitchellville, with the one closest to Mitchellville listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mitchellville had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mitchellville, with the one closest to Mitchellville listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mitchellville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mitchellville.

Newspapers Published in Mitchellville ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mitchellville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mitchellville, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mitchellville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mitchellville:

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>The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov.
<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 Mitchellville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mitchellville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.