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 Muirkirk (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 Muirkirk. 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 doctors 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.
Muirkirk 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 Muirkirk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Muirkirk:
- Prince George's County (The home county of Muirkirk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- South Laurel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
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- West Laurel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Beltsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Boxwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Berwyn Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Greenbelt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Berwyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adelphi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Maryland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geraghty Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Jessup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Hidden Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Odenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Meade Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Pioneer City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Crofton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
- Crofton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Beechfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Oaklee Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Carroll
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
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- Violetville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
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- Edmondson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gwynn Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Hampden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Frederick Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Arbutus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halethorpe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Baltimore Highlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Granite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
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- Windsor Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Franklintown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Chaney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Apple Greene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Owings Town Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Academy Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- North Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Henryton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Gaither
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Sykesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eldersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Piney Ridge Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Watersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Nottingham Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Ridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Lakeview Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Mattawoman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Acton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Waldorf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Green Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Bartholows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Monrovia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Leishear Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Scaggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hammond Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Simpsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aladdin Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Blackburn Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Hillandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Paint Branch Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cloverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Indian Spring Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
- Burnt Mills Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Burnt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Colesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Village
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Bay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Mattapex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Arlandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Riverwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Cherrydale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Arlington Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Langley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- McLean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Baileys Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Seven Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Jefferson Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lake Barcroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Ash Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Belle Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Burgundy Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Falls Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Sugarland Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Muirkirk, see our County-by-County Page for Muirkirk.
Cemeteries Near Muirkirk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Muirkirk.
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 Muirkirk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Muirkirk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Queens Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maryland National Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Christian Brothers Institute Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbelt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snowden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Philips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary of the Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- St. Jacob's Lodge Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-894 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81477 <2>
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Burtonsville.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery of Montgomery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #M: 28-37 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81726 <2>
- George Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Muirkirk had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Muirkirk, with the one closest to Muirkirk listed first.
- Ammendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammendale
- Contee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Contee is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
- Beltsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Burtonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Lanham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Seabrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Annapolis Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Muirkirk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Muirkirk.
Newspapers Published in Muirkirk ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Muirkirk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Muirkirk, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Muirkirk.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Muirkirk:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Prince George's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Carroll County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun 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> | 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 Muirkirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Muirkirk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |