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 Potomac Falls (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 Potomac Falls. 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 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.
Potomac Falls is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Frederick, Howard, Prince George's, Fairfax (VA) & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Potomac Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Potomac Falls:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Potomac Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Potomac
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Travilah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County
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- Cabin John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- North Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Montgomery County
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- Glen Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County
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- English Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Landon Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Lone Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Montgomery County
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- Halpine Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halpine Village is located in Montgomery County
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- Hungerford Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hungerford Towne is located in Montgomery County
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- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
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- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Maryland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jessup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Geraghty Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Crofton Village Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Odenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dorsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Crofton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Crofton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Hidden Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Meade Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Pioneer City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Frederick Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Granite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
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- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
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- Mount Airy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
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- Watersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
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- Woodbine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
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- Gaither
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
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- Henryton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
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- Sykesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stone House Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
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- Eldersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
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- Piney Ridge Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
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- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Bryans Road
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County
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- Freedom Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
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- Pomonkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
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- Marbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County
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- Bennsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
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- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Green Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Park Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County
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- Tuscarora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
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- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bartholows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
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- Ijamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Monrovia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Adamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeystown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Point-of-Rocks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
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- Roxbury Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Scaggsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Timberleigh Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- Glenelg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- North Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Long Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County
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- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Adelphi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chillum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Langley Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- College Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cottage City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Hyattsville Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hyattsville Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville Hills
- Hyattsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Rainier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Brentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Brentwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- University Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Berwyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
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- Bladensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Arlandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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- Oakcrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Chinquapin Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Cherrydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Colonial Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Arlington Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Great Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Ash Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Shouse Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Wolf Trap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Tysons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McLean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salona Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Pimmit Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Offutt Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fauquier County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Landmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Broad Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Zulla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Sugarland Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Countryside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lansdowne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Waxpool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lenah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Lucketts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Yorkshire Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Loch Lomond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Sudley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Catharpin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Iron Gate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- West Gate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Lake Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buckhall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Bull Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Agnewville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Bataan Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Potomac Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Potomac Falls.
Cemeteries Near Potomac Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Potomac Falls.
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 Potomac Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Potomac Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arnon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forestville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andrew Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
- The Andrew Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smiths Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Darnestown United Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Rockville.
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Old St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery (Old)
- St. Mary's Cemetery (Old)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640865 <2>
- Haiti Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- Parklawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hills Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Darnestown.
- The Pleasant Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Darnestown Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213820 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rockville.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
- New St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery (New)
- St. Mary's Cemetery (New)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81548 <2>
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 Potomac Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Potomac Falls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Potomac Falls, with the one closest to Potomac Falls listed first.
- Great Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Potomac
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cropley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County
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- Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County
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- Great Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Kenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Cabin John
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Travilah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Ash Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Hunting Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lewinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
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- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Potomac Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potomac Falls.
Newspapers Published in Potomac Falls ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Potomac Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Potomac Falls, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Potomac Falls.
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 helpful 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 Potomac Falls:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Prince George's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Potomac Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potomac Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |