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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Portland Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Portland Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Portland Station, please Contact Us.
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 Portland Station (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 Portland Station. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Portland Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Portland Station: Portland Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Portland Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Portland Station.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Portland Station is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Portland Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Portland Station:
- Anne Arundel County (The home county of Portland Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Geraghty Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Annapolis Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maryland City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Odenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jessup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meade Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Hidden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Pioneer City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Severn Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Severn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Danza Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Oaklee Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Beechfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Curtis Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Edmondson Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Gwynn Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Baltimore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Hampden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Charles Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Arbutus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frederick Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Baltimore Highlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Halethorpe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Franklintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Hollofield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Woodlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Windsor Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Dundalk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Chaney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Apple Greene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Penwick Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Owings Town Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Academy Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Sunderland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chesapeake Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Henryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Gaither
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Sykesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eldersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Morgan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Piney Ridge Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Woodbine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Watersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Klee Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Nottingham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Stone House Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aladdin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Glenshire Towne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- North Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Oak View Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Woodland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Hammond Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- Elkridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lawyers Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Scaggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Rock Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Blackburn Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Spencerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Hillandale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Cloverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Colesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Village
- Paint Branch Farms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bonifant Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
- Burnt Mills Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
- South Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Glenn Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Collington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Beltsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Goddard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Bowie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
- Greenbelt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Lanham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Bay City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mattapex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cheslou Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Kent Narrows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Arlandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Cherrydale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Garden City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Brandon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Williamsburg Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Langley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- McLean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Baileys Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Burgundy Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Huntington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Lake Barcroft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Pimmit Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Ash Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Idylwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Jefferson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Falls Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Portland Station, see our County-by-County Page for Portland Station.
Cemeteries Near Portland Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Portland Station.
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 Portland Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Portland Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- St. Peters Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Downs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Training School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ft. Meade Post Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friedhofer - Gary Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Cemetery
- The Sulphur Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sulfer Cemetery
- Sulpher Cemetery
- Sulpher Springs Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81671 <3>
- Tank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hospital Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- St. Jacob's Lodge Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-894 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81477 <3>
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Snowden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns AME Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Portland Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Portland Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Portland Station, with the one closest to Portland Station listed first.
- Annapolis Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patuxent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patuxent is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patuxent
- Odenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jessup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Severn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
- Mistletoe Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Contee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Contee is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
- Gambrills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Dorsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Muirkirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Muirkirk is located in Prince George's County
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- Conaways
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conaways is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Millersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Portland Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Portland Station.
Newspapers Published in Portland Station ...
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 Portland Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Portland Station, 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 Portland Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Portland Station:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Anne Arundel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Portland Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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- Portland Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |