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 North Point (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 North Point. 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 North Point ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Point: N. Point
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Point.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
North Point is located in Talbot 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 Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near North Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Point:
- Talbot County (The home county of North Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Royal Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kirkham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Michaels
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Talbot Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Bozman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Neavitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Idlewilde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Highland Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Churchton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Shady Side
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Baywalker Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Galesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Friendship
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tracys Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- North Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summer City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Angelica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Owings Town Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Parran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Sunderland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Central Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
- Port Republic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
- Chaney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Tanyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hynson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Griffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tuckahoe Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Federalsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Ridgely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Lloyds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Hills Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- Algonquin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Secretary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Waddells Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Church Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- East New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Cliffs City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rock Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Pomona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Cedarhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Eagle Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Guys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Willoughby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Mattapex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Bloomingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Grasonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Queen Anne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cheslou Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Kent Narrows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Queenstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Sharptown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Hickman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Whiteleysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Andrewsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Reliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Briar Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Scotts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Heritage Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Bridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blades
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Point, see our County-by-County Page for North Point.
Cemeteries Near North Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Point.
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 North Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oxford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old John Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rattlesnake Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Round Top Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hole-in-the-Wall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Queen Esther Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Doverbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find North Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Point, with the one closest to North Point listed first.
- Royal Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Kirkham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Hambleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hambleton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Michaels
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bozman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Trappe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Neavitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Wittman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Point.
Newspapers Published in North Point ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Point, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 North Point:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 North Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |