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 Orchard View (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 Orchard View. 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 Orchard View ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Orchard View: Orchard Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Orchard View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orchard View.
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 and 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.
Orchard View is located in Queen Anne'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 Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Orchard View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard View:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Orchard View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Centreville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ruthsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Roe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Indian Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Willoughby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Queenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Church Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Queen Anne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Yorktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Gibson Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Cape Saint Claire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Bellerive Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Dorado Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Lynwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lynwood Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Annapolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Kimberly Woods Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Woods Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Woods Village
- Lake Shore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Watergate Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Fort Howard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Sparrows Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Biscayne Bay Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Bowleys Quarters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowleys Quarters is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowleys Quarters
- Chase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Dundee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Hartland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- North Point Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Harewood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Marine Oak Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marine Oak Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Oak Village
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Bridgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ridgely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Thomas Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Hollingsworth Circle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Goldsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Cecilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Earleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- John Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- John Town is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Warwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hack Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Secretary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Michaelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Michaelsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Edgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Cliffs City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Edesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Morganec Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Rock Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Worton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kennedyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Millington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Tappers Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Talbot Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Leeds Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Easton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Claiborne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Harper ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Marydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Whiteleysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hartly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Willow Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Hickman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- The Village at Wild Quail
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Dinahs Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Kenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Vandyke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Blackbird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard View, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard View.
Cemeteries Near Orchard View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard View.
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 Orchard View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gouldtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- John Wesley Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wye of Carmichael Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Rochester Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grasonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Orchard View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard View, with the one closest to Orchard View listed first.
- Centreville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carville
- Starr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ruthsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Hayden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Wye Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willoughby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Roe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Queenstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Carmichael
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carmichael is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Queen Anne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bridgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Roberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Church Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orchard View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard View.
Newspapers Published in Orchard View ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orchard View, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orchard View.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Orchard View:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Dorchester County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Kent County
- New Castle 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> | 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> | 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 Orchard View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orchard View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |