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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 Paris Poplars (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 Paris Poplars. 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 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.

Paris Poplars 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 Paris Poplars. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paris Poplars:

  • Calvert County     (The home county of Paris Poplars)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • North Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chesapeake Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Owings Town Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
    • Owings
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunderland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Summer City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summer City is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Chaney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chaney is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
    • Apple Greene
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
    • Dunkirk Town Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
    • Penwick Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
    • Willows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Willows is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Academy Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
    • Dunkirk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • Fairhaven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Friendship
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Baywalker Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
    • Jewell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Deale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tracys Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Churchton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pindell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
    • Greenock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Galesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lothian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shady Side
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Idlewilde
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Benedict
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hughesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryantown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mattawoman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mattawoman is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
    • White Oak Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • White Oak Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
    • Independence Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Acton Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Acton Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Waldorf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Westlake Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Westlake Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
    • Saint Charles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Saint Charles is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • White Plains
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • James
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • James is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Thomas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomas is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Hills Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
    • Taylors Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloyds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
    • Madison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Madison is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Woolford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
    • Algonquin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
    • Church Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Patamoke Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
    • Golden Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Cambridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • Clifton Park Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
    • Takoma Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • Westwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Westwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • North Keys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • North Keys is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
    • Aquasco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
    • Cedarhaven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
    • Eagle Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Croom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Croom is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
    • Horsehead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Orme
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Orme is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
    • Upper Marlboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Marlton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Marlton is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
    • Rosaryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
    • Cheltenham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • Mattapex
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
    • Bay City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Chester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Stevensville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheslou Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Kent Narrows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
    • Grasonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Guys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
    • Queenstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Bloomingdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • Golden Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Charlotte Hall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerseat Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • Sotterley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
    • Helen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
    • Morganza
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
    • Hollywood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Loveville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Budds Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
    • Chaptico
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clements
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hurry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • Tilghman Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Tilghman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
    • Sherwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Neavitt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
    • Bozman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wittman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McDaniel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Claiborne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Harper ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Harper is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Tunis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Tunis is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Riverside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Riverside is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Saint Michaels
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Newcomb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Newcomb is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
  • Alexandria City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • Alexandria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Arlandria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
    • Chinquapin Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
    • Warwick Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
    • Oakcrest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • Arlington Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Colonial Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars listed first.
    • Fort Hunt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
    • Belle Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
    • Huntington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Hybla Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
    • Burgundy Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
    • Groveton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Penn Daw Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
    • Mount Vernon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Paris Poplars ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paris Poplars.

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 Paris Poplars - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paris Poplars, with the one closest to Paris Poplars 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 Paris Poplars in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paris Poplars.

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

  • Mount Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
  • Sunderland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Chaneyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chaneyville is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneyville
  • Tracys Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Willows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Willows is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • McKendree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • McKendree is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
  • Nutwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwell
  • Dunkirk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lower Marlboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Marlboro is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro
  • Huntingtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Plum Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Plum Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
    • Churchton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Parran
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Parran is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran

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

Newspapers Published in Paris Poplars ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paris Poplars.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paris Poplars, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paris Poplars.

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 Paris Poplars:

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 Paris Poplars, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paris Poplars) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.