RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Calvert County >> Parran >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Parran (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 Parran. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Calvert County     (The home county of Parran)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parran, with the one closest to Parran listed first.
    • Willows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Willows is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Huntingtown Town Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntingtown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Angelica
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Angelica is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
    • Central Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Central Village is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
    • Summer City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Summer City is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Sunderland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Calvert Towne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Calvert Towne is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Towne
    • Prince Frederick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Barstow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Barstow is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Abington Shores
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
    • Academy Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parran, with the one closest to Parran listed first.
    • Fairhaven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Friendship
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jewell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Baywalker Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
    • Deale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tracys Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Churchton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pindell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
    • Greenock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Lothian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Galesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Shady Side
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parran, with the one closest to Parran listed first.
    • Benedict
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Malcolm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Malcolm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Hughesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Bryantown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Acton Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Acton Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
    • Waldorf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Saint Charles
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Saint Charles is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Westlake Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Westlake Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parran, with the one closest to Parran listed first.
    • Thomas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Thomas is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • James
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • James is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Hills Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
    • Taylors Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Madison is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Lloyds
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
    • Woolford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
    • Church Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Golden Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Algonquin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
    • Patamoke Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
    • Cambridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parran, with the one closest to Parran listed first.
    • Cedarhaven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
    • Eagle Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Aquasco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
    • Westwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Westwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Orme
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Orme is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
    • Horsehead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • North Keys
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Keys is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
    • Cedarville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Croom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Croom is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
    • The Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Brandywine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheltenham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Parran, with the one closest to Parran listed first.
    • Mattapex
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
    • Bay City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Chester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stevensville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheslou Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Kent Narrows
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parran, with the one closest to Parran listed first.
    • Golden Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Summerseat Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • Charlotte Hall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sotterley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
    • Hollywood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Loveville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Helen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
    • Morganza
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
    • Budds Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
    • Chaptico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clements
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parran, with the one closest to Parran listed first.
    • Tilghman Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Tilghman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
    • Neavitt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
    • Sherwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bozman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wittman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • McDaniel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Claiborne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harper ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Harper is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Saint Michaels
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexandria City (VA)
    • Alexandria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parran, with the one closest to Parran listed first.
    • Fort Hunt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
    • Belle Haven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
    • Huntington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Groveton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Hybla Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
    • Burgundy Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
    • Penn Daw Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Parran ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parran.

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 Parran - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parran, with the one closest to Parran 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Parran had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Willows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Willows is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Huntingtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Plum Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Sunderland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Buena Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Mount Harmony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Harmony is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
  • Bowens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bowens is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
  • Port Republic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Governor Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Governor Run is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Run
  • Chaneyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaneyville is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneyville
  • Lower Marlboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lower Marlboro is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro
  • Benedict
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Burch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Burch is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch
    • Adelina
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Adelina is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelina
    • Aquasco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco

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

Newspapers Published in Parran ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parran.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parran, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parran.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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 Parran, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parran) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.