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 Queen Anne (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 Queen Anne. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Queen Anne is primarily located in Queen Anne's County. A portion of Queen Anne extends into Talbot 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 Queen Anne's County: Kent (DE), Anne Arundel, Caroline, Kent & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near Queen Anne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Queen Anne:
- Queen Anne's County (The home county of Queen Anne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen Anne, with the one closest to Queen Anne listed first.
- Willoughby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Roe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Guys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Ingleside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Price
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Roberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Grasonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen Anne, with the one closest to Queen Anne listed first.
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Gibson Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Island is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Island
- Cape Saint Claire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Dorado Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dorado Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorado Village
- Saint Margarets
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Margarets is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Margarets
- Watergate Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Annapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bellerive Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellerive Village
- Hillsmere Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Idlewilde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- West Annapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Annapolis
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen Anne, with the one closest to Queen Anne listed first.
- Hillsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tuckahoe Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Oil City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Bridgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Hollingsworth Circle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Goldsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen Anne, with the one closest to Queen Anne listed first.
- Waddells Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hurlock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Secretary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East New Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Finchville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Reliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Algonquin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Eldorado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rhodesdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brookview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen Anne, with the one closest to Queen Anne listed first.
- Cliffs City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Edesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Rock Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Worton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kennedyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lynch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Lambson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen Anne, with the one closest to Queen Anne listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Wye Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Talbot Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Kirkham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Newcomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Harper ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wicomico County
- Sharptown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen Anne, with the one closest to Queen Anne listed first.
- Whiteleysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sandtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Adamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Andrewsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Marydel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Felton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hartly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queen Anne, with the one closest to Queen Anne listed first.
- Scotts Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Briar Hook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Bridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Banning ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Banning is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Blades
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ellendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Queen Anne, see our County-by-County Page for Queen Anne.
Cemeteries Near Queen Anne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Queen Anne.
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 Queen Anne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Queen Anne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Queen Anne, with the one closest to Queen Anne listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Denton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wye Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Kings Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Queen Anne had a population of 147 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Queen Anne had a population of 211 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Queen Anne, with the one closest to Queen Anne listed first.
- Cordova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willoughby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Skipton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Ruthsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Starr
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Starr is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Longwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longwoods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
- Matthews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Matthews is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wye Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Greensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Carville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Queen Anne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Queen Anne.
Newspapers Published in Queen Anne ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Queen Anne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Queen Anne, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Queen Anne.
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 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 Queen Anne:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Queen Anne's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex 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> | 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 Queen Anne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Queen Anne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |