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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 Pindell (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 Pindell. 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 hospitals and 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.

Pindell is located in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Howard, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's & Talbot.

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

  • Anne Arundel County     (The home county of Pindell)
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindell, with the one closest to Pindell listed first.
    • Dunkirk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chaney
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Apple Greene
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dunkirk Town Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 south)
      • Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
    • Owings Town Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
    • Owings
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lower Marlboro Towne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
    • Academy Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sunderland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesapeake Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Summer City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Summer City is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
  • Charles County
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindell, with the one closest to Pindell listed first.
    • Hills Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
    • James
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloyds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylors Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindell, with the one closest to Pindell listed first.
    • Savage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenshire Towne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
    • North Laurel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • North Laurel is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
    • Leishear Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Leishear Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
    • Aladdin Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
    • Guilford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hammond Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hammond Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
    • Oak View Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oak View Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
    • Fulton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Scaggsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Village is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Elkridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Lawyers Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindell, with the one closest to Pindell listed first.
    • Clifton Park Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
    • Takoma Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillandale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Silver Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnt Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Spring Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
    • White Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Burnt Mills Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
    • Chevy Chase Section Five
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Chevy Chase Section Three
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Chevy Chase Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
    • Chevy Chase
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Prince George's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindell, with the one closest to Pindell listed first.
    • Upper Marlboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Croom
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Marlton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Marlton is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
    • North Keys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosaryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
    • Westphalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Westwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cheltenham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Cheltenham is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
    • Horsehead
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Village is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Kettering
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kettering is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
    • Brandywine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Queen Anne's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindell, with the one closest to Pindell listed first.
    • Mattapex
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Stevensville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheslou Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
    • Kent Narrows
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
    • Grasonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Guys
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindell, with the one closest to Pindell listed first.
    • Golden Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Charlotte Hall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Summerseat Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Summerseat Village is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerseat Village
    • Budds Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Helen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
    • Morganza
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Chaptico
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Loveville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Loveville is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Sotterley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hollywood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Hurry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Talbot County
  • Alexandria City (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindell, with the one closest to Pindell listed first.
    • Alexandria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Warwick Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
    • Arlandria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Chinquapin Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
    • Oakcrest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Arlington County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindell, with the one closest to Pindell listed first.
    • Arlington Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
    • Arlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Buckingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Colonial Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Lyon Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Brandon Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
    • Cherrydale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Riverwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Williamsburg Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
  • Fairfax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pindell, with the one closest to Pindell listed first.
    • Belle Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Fort Hunt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
    • Huntington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Burgundy Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
    • Groveton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
    • Hybla Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
    • Penn Daw Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Baileys Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Franconia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lincolnia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
    • Lake Barcroft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
  • Falls Church City (VA)

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

Cemeteries Near Pindell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pindell.

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

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

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

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pindell had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bristol
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bristol is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Leon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Leon is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Darnall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Darnall is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
  • Dunkirk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • McKendree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • McKendree is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
  • Greenock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Croom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tracys Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Upper Marlboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nutwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nutwell is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwell
  • Lothian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rosaryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rosaryville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaryville
    • North Keys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chaneyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Chaneyville is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaneyville

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

Newspapers Published in Pindell ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pindell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pindell, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pindell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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