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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 Old Hickory (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 Old Hickory. 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 northeast 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 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.

Old Hickory is located in Calvert 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 Calvert County: Anne Arundel, Charles, Dorchester, Prince George's, Saint Mary's & Talbot.

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

  • Calvert County     (The home county of Old Hickory)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cove View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Drum Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
    • Olivet
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Olivet is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Coster
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Coster is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Dowell
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Brianwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Brianwood is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
    • Solomons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
    • Lusby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mackall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mackall is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
    • Wallville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wallville is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Fairhaven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Friendship
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Baywalker Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
    • Deale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Tracys Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Benedict
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Independence Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Rock Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Rock Point is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Cobb Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mount Victoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
    • Malcolm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Bryantown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Morgantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Morgantown is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Newburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Faulkner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bel Alton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Taylors Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fishing Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Golden Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Lakesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Madison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Crapo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
    • Andrews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Thomas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomas is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Woolford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
    • Church Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • James
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • James is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Wingate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Cedarhaven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
    • Eagle Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
    • Orme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orme is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
    • Westwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Horsehead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Cedarville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • North Keys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Keys is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • California
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Town Creek Manor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
    • Lexington Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sotterley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
    • Hollywood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Great Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Callaway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Marys City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Valley Lee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
    • Leonardtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Drayden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Summerseat Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Chance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deal Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wenona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wenona is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Tilghman Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Tilghman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
    • Neavitt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
    • Oxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Trappe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bozman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Royal Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wicomico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Bivalve
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jesterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
    • Nanticoke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
    • Tyaskin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Northumberland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Lodge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
    • Morrisons Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
    • Bundick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
    • Heathsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Rainswood
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Rich Neck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Tallent Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallent Town is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
  • Westmoreland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory listed first.
    • Tucker Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Kinsale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hinnom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
    • Machodoc
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
    • Bryant Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
    • Griffiths Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Chiltons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
    • Montross
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <1>
    • Nomini Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
    • Baynesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
    • Colonial Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Potomac Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills

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

Cemeteries Near Old Hickory ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Hickory.

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 Old Hickory - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Hickory, with the one closest to Old Hickory 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>

While we didn't find Old Hickory in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Hickory.

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

  • Drum Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
  • Solomons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
  • Sollers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sollers is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
  • Lusby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • California
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mackall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackall is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
  • Wallville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallville is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
  • Sotterley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
  • Saint Leonard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Broomes Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Drumcliff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hollywood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Great Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Island Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Island Creek is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek

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

Newspapers Published in Old Hickory ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Hickory.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Hickory, 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 Old Hickory.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Old Hickory:

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 '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- Old Hickory) 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 Old Hickory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.