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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 Patterson Park (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 Patterson Park. 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 and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

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

  • Calvert County     (The home county of Patterson Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Park, with the one closest to Patterson Park listed first.
    • Mackall
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mackall is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
    • Wallville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Wallville is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
    • Another Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Another Place is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Another Place
    • Broomes Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lusby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Saint Leonard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Coster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Coster is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Cove View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Hellen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hellen is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
    • Mutual Consent
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mutual Consent is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual Consent
    • Dowell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Battle ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Battle is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
  • Anne Arundel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Park, with the one closest to Patterson Park listed first.
    • Fairhaven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Friendship
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Baywalker Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
    • Deale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Tracys Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Churchton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Pindell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
    • Greenock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Lothian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Galesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Idlewilde
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Patterson Park, with the one closest to Patterson Park listed first.
    • Benedict
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Independence Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Independence Village is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
    • Bryantown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Malcolm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Cobb Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Point is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Mount Victoria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Mount Victoria is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
    • Huntington Townhouses
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Newburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bel Alton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Faulkner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Park, with the one closest to Patterson Park listed first.
    • Taylors Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Golden Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Fishing Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Thomas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomas is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Madison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Woolford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
    • James
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • James is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Church Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lakesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Hills Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
    • Andrews
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Crapo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Park, with the one closest to Patterson Park listed first.
    • Eagle Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Cedarhaven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
    • Aquasco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
    • Horsehead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
    • Orme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orme is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
    • Westwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westwood is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Cedarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • North Keys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Keys is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
    • The Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Brandywine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Croom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Croom is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
    • Cheltenham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Park, with the one closest to Patterson Park listed first.
    • Sotterley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
    • Hollywood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • California
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Town Creek Manor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
    • Summerseat Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • Loveville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Lexington Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Leonardtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morganza
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
    • Golden Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Callaway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Great Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Park, with the one closest to Patterson Park listed first.
    • Tilghman Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Tilghman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
    • Neavitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
    • Sherwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bozman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wittman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newcomb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Newcomb is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Saint Michaels
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trappe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • King George County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Park, with the one closest to Patterson Park listed first.
    • Dahlgren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hooes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
  • Northumberland County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Park, with the one closest to Patterson Park listed first.
    • Lodge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
    • Morrisons Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
    • Bundick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
  • Richmond County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson Park, with the one closest to Patterson Park listed first.
    • Rich Neck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Tallent Town
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Patterson Park, with the one closest to Patterson Park listed first.
    • Tucker Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Bryant Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
    • Hinnom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
    • Chiltons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
    • Machodoc
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
    • Griffiths Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Kinsale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Baynesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
    • Colonial Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
    • Monroe Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
    • Nomini Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove

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

Cemeteries Near Patterson Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Patterson Park.

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 Patterson Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

  • Mackall
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mackall is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
  • Wallville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wallville is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
  • Sollers
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sollers is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollers
  • Sotterley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
  • Broomes Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Drumcliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Drumcliff is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumcliff
  • Lusby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Saint Leonard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Island Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Creek is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
  • Hellen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hellen is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
  • Hollywood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollywood is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Mutual
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mutual is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Battle ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Battle is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
    • Sandgates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sandgates is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgates
    • Solomons
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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 Patterson Park:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Patterson Park) 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 Patterson Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.